Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN

(b. 17 August 1741 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1827 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN was born 17 August 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN was the child of Jean MORASSE dit LORRAIN and Thérèse DUCHESNEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET and Jeanne GUERIN

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Marie-Charlotte married Michel CHARLERY 13 May 1761 in Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Michel CHARLERY was born 5 June 1724 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Michel died 2 July 1806 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Michel was the child of François CHARLERY and Marguerite LECLERC.

Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN died 19 November 1827 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Charlery Michel

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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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN

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Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN married

Michel CHARLERY-- Date: 13 May 1761 Place: Québec, Canada
Michel CHARLERY was the child of François CHARLERY and Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Michel CHARLERY and Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN:

Charlotte CHARLERY (b.22 February 1762, Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Marie ROUILLARD 8 May 1784 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1741 Birth
17 August 1741
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte MORASSE dite LORRAIN and Michel CHARLERY 13 May 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charlotte CHARLERY was born 22 February 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Charlotte was 20 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.