Madeleine LAMY dite ORESTEILLE

Born

10 February 1746 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1828 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Mathieu ORESTEILLE dit LAMY Elisabeth METIVIER

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Born: 10 February 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Mathieu ORESTEILLE dit LAMY

Mother: Elisabeth METIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François METIVIER , Marie-Simone BALARD

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Madeleine married Jean-François GAMACHE 27 January 1767 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François GAMACHE was born 12 May 1742 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-François died 5 December 1795 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-François was the child of Louis GAMACHE and Madeleine THIBAULT.

Madeleine LAMY dite ORESTEILLE died 14 March 1828 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .

m. Gamache Jean-Francois

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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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Madeleine LAMY dite ORESTEILLE married

Jean-François GAMACHE
Marriage date: 27 January 1767
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François GAMACHE was the child of Louis GAMACHE and Madeleine THIBAULT

Children of Jean-François GAMACHE and Madeleine LAMY dite ORESTEILLE

Modeste GAMACHE

Born: 18 April 1786, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1866, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Pierre LEMIEUX 6 February 1810 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
10 February 1746
Montmagny, 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
Madeleine LAMY dite ORESTEILLE and Jean-François GAMACHE 27 January 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 20 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Modeste GAMACHE was born 18 April 1786, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

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

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