Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT

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abt. 1722 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1800 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel MORIN Thérèse PELLETIER

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Born: abt. 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Noel MORIN

Mother: Thérèse PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Noel MORIN dit VALCOURT , Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: René PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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Marie-Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste BLAIS 25 November 1748 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 30 April 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste died 12 April 1804 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU.

Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT died 2 April 1800 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT married

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS
Marriage date: 25 November 1748
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLAIS and Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT

Therese BLAIS

Born: 7 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1816, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU 9 January 1769 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Reine BLAIS

Born: 18 June 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BLANCHET 8 November 1779 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born: 10 August 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1824, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Theotiste HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marguerite BLAIS

Born: 2 September 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1821, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse MORIN dite VALCOURT and Jean-Baptiste BLAIS 25 November 1748 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Therese BLAIS was born 7 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS was born 18 June 1751, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS was born 10 August 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite BLAIS was born 2 September 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Therese BLAIS married 9 January 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Joseph-Marie CARBONNEAU

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
Jean-Baptiste BLAIS married 3 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Theotiste HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BLAIS married 8 November 1779, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Charles BLANCHET

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)