Anne JOYAL dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born

6 March 1732 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1815 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph JOYAL Madeleine PATRY

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Born: 6 March 1732 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph JOYAL

Mother: Madeleine PATRY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) , Marie-Gertrude MORAL

Maternal grandparents: Jean PATRY (PATRIS) , Catherine VANASSE

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Anne married Jacques MARTIN 20 October 1760 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques MARTIN was born 30 December 1732 in Nemours, France. Jacques died 10 January 1814 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).

Anne JOYAL dite LAFRENIÈRE died 13 October 1815 in Yamaska, 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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Spouse & Children of Anne JOYAL dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Jacques MARTIN
Marriage date: 20 October 1760
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada

Children of Jacques MARTIN and Anne JOYAL dite LAFRENIÈRE

Rose MARTIN

Born: 15 January 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: 30 April 1814, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PARENTEAU 31 January 1780 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel MARTIN

Born: 5 January 1764, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 February 1840, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose LORD 24 January 1791 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Catherine-Antoinette MARTIN

Born: 16 July 1768, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 June 1815, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SALOIS 22 August 1791 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1732
6 March 1732
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Anne JOYAL dite LAFRENIÈRE and Jacques MARTIN 20 October 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 28 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Rose MARTIN was born 15 January 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Anne was 27 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Michel MARTIN was born 5 January 1764, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Anne was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Catherine-Antoinette MARTIN was born 16 July 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Anne was 36 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.