Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Born

28 September 1741 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

10 November 1816 , St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada

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Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE

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Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 28 September 1741 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was the child of Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Marie-Anne-Aimee DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) (maternal) Charles DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne JANOT dite BELHUMEUR

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Marie-Louise married Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN 12 January 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada . Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN was born 15 June 1723 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Francois died 23 April 1799 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Francois was the child of Julien GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Françoise DESERRE.

Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE died 10 November 1816 in St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, 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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Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN-- Date: 12 January 1761 Place: Contrecœur, Canada
Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN was the child of Julien GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Françoise DESERRE

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1741 Birth
28 September 1741
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE and Francois GREGOIRE dit VALENTIN 12 January 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 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.

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.