François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE

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16 April 1736 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 June 1788 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

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François-Marie HEDOUIN Marie-Anne FERRÉ

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Born: 16 April 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François-Marie HEDOUIN

Mother: Marie-Anne FERRÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HEDOUIN dit LAFORGE , Marie-Agnes PILOTE

Maternal grandparents: Thomas FERRÉ , Marie-Anne MARTEL dite LAMONTAGNE

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François married Marie-Anne LEMOINE 25 September 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LEMOINE was born 15 October 1735 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 19 May 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Francois LEMOINE dit JASMIN and Genevieve BOUTHILLETTE (BOUTILLET).

François married (2) Marguerite MORIN 19 February 1776 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite MORIN was born 19 October 1756 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marguerite died 20 January 1778 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Joseph MORIN and Marie-Anne CLAVEAU.

François married (3) Thérèse BÉCHARD 25 June 1787 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse BÉCHARD was born 19 March 1735 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Thérèse died 11 April 1803 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Thérèse was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE.

François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE died 12 June 1788 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, 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 François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE

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François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE married

Marie-Anne LEMOINE
Marriage date: 25 September 1758
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LEMOINE was the child of Francois LEMOINE dit JASMIN and Genevieve BOUTHILLETTE (BOUTILLET)

Children of François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Marie-Anne LEMOINE

Monique HÉDOUIN

Born: 29 March 1765, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAVOIE 18 July 1785 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE married

Marguerite MORIN
Marriage date: 19 February 1776
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MORIN was the child of Joseph MORIN and Marie-Anne CLAVEAU

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François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE married

Thérèse BÉCHARD
Marriage date: 25 June 1787
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse BÉCHARD was the child of Louis BÉCHARD and Catherine-Francoise GUENETTE

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Birth — 1736
16 April 1736
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Marie-Anne LEMOINE 25 September 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Monique HÉDOUIN was born 29 March 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 28 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LEMOINE died 19 May 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Marguerite MORIN 19 February 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 39 years old.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MORIN died 20 January 1778, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Monique HÉDOUIN married 18 July 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph LAVOIE

1787 Marriage / Partner
François HÉDOUIN dit LAFORGE and Thérèse BÉCHARD 25 June 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 51 years old.

Death — 1788
12 June 1788
L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 52.

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