Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

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16 March 1738 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

17 September 1793 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

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Born: 16 March 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Mother: Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME , Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE , Marguerite GENTES

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph MARTEL 22 November 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph MARTEL was born 3 September 1733 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph died 23 February 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph was the child of Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL and Angélique GUERTIN.

Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME died 17 September 1793 in Verchères, 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-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME married

Joseph MARTEL
Marriage date: 22 November 1757
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Joseph MARTEL was the child of Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL and Angélique GUERTIN

Children of Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Madeleine MARTEL

Born: 16 September 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1786, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 20 January 1777 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte MARTEL

Born: 24 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1800, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: François AMIOT 21 April 1795 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1738
16 March 1738
Verchères, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME and Joseph MARTEL 22 November 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 19 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARTEL was born 16 September 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte MARTEL was born 24 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MARTEL married 20 January 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)