Marie-Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE

Born

20 May 1747 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1826 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE Marguerite MICHELET

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Marie-Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was born 20 May 1747 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was the child of Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marguerite MICHELET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT (maternal) Melchior MICHELET and Marie-Anne PICARD

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Marie-Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 24 November 1765 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was born 19 April 1740 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE).

Marie-Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE died 5 September 1826 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .

m. Casavant Francois
m. Elie 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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Jean-Baptiste ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON-- Date: 24 November 1765 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON was the child of Jacques ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON and Louise CASSE (LACASSE)

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1747 Birth
20 May 1747
Contrecœur, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and Jean-Baptiste ELIE (HELIE) dit BRETON 24 November 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.