Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE

(b. 3 September 1725 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1802 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE was born 3 September 1725 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE was the child of Damien THIFFAULT and Marie-Renee LAFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques THIFFAULT and Marie-Anne LÉCUYER (maternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Renee married Jean-Baptiste ADAM 31 January 1745 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ADAM was born 21 June 1714 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste died 26 December 1784 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Catherine GUILLET.

Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE died 12 May 1802 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .

m. Adam Jean-Baptiste

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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-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE married

Jean-Baptiste ADAM-- Date: 31 January 1745 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ADAM was the child of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Catherine GUILLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE:

Catherine ADAM (b.2 March 1747, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1781, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph AYOTTE 22 November 1762 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1725 Birth
3 September 1725
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Renee THIFFAULT dite LASAVANNE and Jean-Baptiste ADAM 31 January 1745, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 19 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Catherine ADAM was born 2 March 1747, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Renee was 21 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Catherine ADAM married 22 November 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph AYOTTE

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.

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.

1781 Death of Child
Catherine ADAM died 26 January 1781, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Renee was 55 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste ADAM died 26 December 1784, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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)

1802 Death
12 May 1802
Batiscan, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 2/22/2019 10:57:57 AM - Updated: 5/16/2024 5:52:59 PM