Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG

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abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

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25 December 1789 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel BRUNET dit LÉTANG

Mother: Anne-Élizabeth-Marie EMEREAU dite BÉLAIR

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG , Marie BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: François EMEREAU dit BÉLAIR (EMERIAU) , Isabelle FRESSEL (FRESEL)

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Marie-Josephte married Noël BOUCHER 1 February 1745 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Noël BOUCHER was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Noël died 22 February 1761 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Noël was the child of Noël BOUCHER and Françoise SIMARD.

Marie-Josephte married (2) Louis PELLETIER 24 January 1763 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis PELLETIER was born 28 October 1709 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis died 19 September 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of René PELLETIER and Marie-Jeanne GODEBOUT.

Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG died 25 December 1789 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG

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Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG married

Noël BOUCHER
Marriage date: 1 February 1745
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Noël BOUCHER was the child of Noël BOUCHER and Françoise SIMARD

Children of Noël BOUCHER and Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG

Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean POTVIN 5 November 1782 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG married

Louis PELLETIER
Marriage date: 24 January 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PELLETIER was the child of René PELLETIER and Marie-Jeanne GODEBOUT

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG and Noël BOUCHER 1 February 1745, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Noël BOUCHER died 22 February 1761, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BRUNET dite LETANG and Louis PELLETIER 24 January 1763, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis PELLETIER died 19 September 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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.