Marie-Josephte married Joseph GAGNON
24 November 1732
in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GAGNON
was born
16 February 1709
in
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Joseph died
26 October 1759
in
Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).
Joseph was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER.
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE died
13 August 1793
in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.
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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Birth — 1710 7 December 1710 Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1753 Birth of Child Therese GAGNON was born 11 June 1753, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Marie-Josephte was 42 years old.
1759 Death of Spouse/Partner Joseph GAGNON died 26 October 1759, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
1762 Marriage of Child Joseph GAGNON married 25 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada to Geneviève MORIN
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.
1774 Marriage of Child Therese GAGNON married 7 February 1774, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste ROY
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.
Marie-Josephte
PEPIN dite LACHANCE
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Joseph GAGNON
Birth — 1710
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1732 Marriage / Partner
1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
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)
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