Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

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30 March 1748 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1801 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ Marie-Louise ALLARD

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Born: 30 March 1748 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marie-Louise ALLARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ , Gertrude MAUGRAS

Maternal grandparents: François-Jean ALLARD , Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

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Marie-Josephte-Marguerite married Bonaventure LEBRUN 12 January 1767 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Bonaventure LEBRUN was born abt. 1742 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Bonaventure died 4 August 1804 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Bonaventure was the child of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Marguerite GAUDET.

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ died 22 May 1801 in Yamaska, 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-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ married

Bonaventure LEBRUN
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Bonaventure LEBRUN was the child of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Marguerite GAUDET

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Children of Bonaventure LEBRUN and Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

Bonaventure LEBRUN

Born: 17 May 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LEBRUN

Born: 5 November 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 January 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Michel LEBRUN

Born: 3 October 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte LEBRUN

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 March 1861, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Joseph FORCIER 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite LEBRUN

Born: 13 March 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 February 1862, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Louis PAUL HUS 27 February 1786 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Jean LEROUX dit PROVENCAL 30 November 1809 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie LEBRUN

Born: 21 September 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 June 1817, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Joseph LEBRUN

Born: 17 September 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve-Josephe LEBRUN

Born: 1 May 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1811, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Therese LEBRUN

Born: 19 July 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 September 1857, Saint-David, Canada East

Claire LEBRUN

Born: 5 October 1789, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 May 1853, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

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Birth — 1748
30 March 1748
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte-Marguerite COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ and Bonaventure LEBRUN 12 January 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 18 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Bonaventure LEBRUN was born 17 May 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEBRUN was born 5 November 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 21 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Michel LEBRUN was born 3 October 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEBRUN was born 13 March 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie LEBRUN was born 21 September 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph LEBRUN was born 17 September 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 30 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve-Josephe LEBRUN was born 1 May 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Therese LEBRUN was born 19 July 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 37 years old.

1786 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEBRUN married 27 February 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis PAUL HUS

1789 Birth of Child
Claire LEBRUN was born 5 October 1789, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephte-Marguerite was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEBRUN married 9 February 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph FORCIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)