Marie-Clemence BARBE dite LAFORTUNE

Born

28 June 1777 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 July 1839 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Paul BARBE dit LAFORTUNE Marie-Victoire GUILBAULT

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Born: 28 June 1777 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Paul BARBE dit LAFORTUNE

Mother: Marie-Victoire GUILBAULT

Paternal grandparents: François BARBÉ dit LAFORTUNE , Marie-Josephe BRISSON

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS , Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

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Marie-Clemence married Pierre GENEREUX 2 February 1801 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GENEREUX was born 13 September 1781 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 21 April 1835 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER.

Marie-Clemence BARBE dite LAFORTUNE died 21 July 1839 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie-Clemence BARBE dite LAFORTUNE married

Pierre GENEREUX
Marriage date: 2 February 1801
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Pierre GENEREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Thérèse BOUCHER

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Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Clemence BARBE dite LAFORTUNE

Marie-Agathe GENEREUX

Born: 10 March 1802, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 18 June 1873, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 16 January 1821 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1777
28 June 1777
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Clemence BARBE dite LAFORTUNE and Pierre GENEREUX 2 February 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 23 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe GENEREUX was born 10 March 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Clemence was 24 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe GENEREUX married 16 January 1821, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England