Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born

16 July 1750 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

6 January 1841 , Sorel, Canada East

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Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE

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Born: 16 July 1750 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Mother: Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE

Paternal grandparents: Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE , Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE , Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Marie-Anne married Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 24 February 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 1 March 1742 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Pierre died 15 January 1799 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU.

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died 6 January 1841 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married

Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 24 February 1772
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU

Children of Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE

Born: 23 September 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 May 1830, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Louise PAUL HUS 10 August 1807 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1750
16 July 1750
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE and Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 24 February 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 21 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE was born 23 September 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)