Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE

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19 February 1742 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

4 April 1807 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE Marie-Veronique PROULX

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Born: 19 February 1742 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE

Mother: Marie-Veronique PROULX

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE , Marie VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PROULX , Louise ROUSSEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT 12 September 1763 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 28 January 1743 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth-Agnes died 9 April 1819 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth-Agnes was the child of Isidore MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise-Francoise MIVILLE.

Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE died 4 April 1807 in Montmagny, 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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Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT
Marriage date: 12 September 1763
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Isidore MORIN dit VALCOURT and Louise-Francoise MIVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT

Elisabeth DANDURAND

Born: 20 July 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1845, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Alexis MORIN 13 January 1789 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1742
19 February 1742
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DANDURAND dit MARCHATERRE and Elisabeth-Agnes MORIN dite VALCOURT 12 September 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 21 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DANDURAND was born 20 July 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DANDURAND married 13 January 1789, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Alexis MORIN

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)