Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Born

12 January 1754 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

18 April 1817 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE Madeleine PLANTE

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Born: 12 January 1754 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE

Mother: Madeleine PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DANIAU dit LAPRISE , Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Maternal grandparents: Charles PLANTE , Madeleine HARVARD (AVARE)

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Geneviève-Thecle married Jean-François MERCIER 5 August 1771 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François MERCIER was born 23 February 1745 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-François died 2 March 1820 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Jean-François was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER.

Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE died 18 April 1817 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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.

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-François MERCIER
Marriage date: 5 August 1771
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Children of Jean-François MERCIER and Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Marie-Barbe MERCIER

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph FOURNEL 5 September 1809 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1754
12 January 1754
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE and Jean-François MERCIER 5 August 1771, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 17 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.