Marguerite PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

Born

19 February 1743 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1811 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada

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Guillaume PAYET Marguerite THOUIN

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Born: 19 February 1743 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume PAYET

Mother: Marguerite THOUIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Guillaume PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR , Geneviève MENARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste THOUIN , Marie-Thérèse CADIEUX

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Marguerite married Jacques RATEL 16 May 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Jacques RATEL was born 7 April 1738 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jacques died 2 April 1770 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jacques was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET.

Marguerite PAYET dite ST-AMOUR died 10 April 1811 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada.

m. Ratelle Jacques
m. Rolland Joseph-Amable

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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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Jacques RATEL
Marriage date: 16 May 1761
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Jacques RATEL was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET

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Birth — 1743
19 February 1743
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PAYET dite ST-AMOUR and Jacques RATEL 16 May 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 18 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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques RATEL died 2 April 1770, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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.