Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS

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13 September 1705 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1789 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS Renee GAUTHIER

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Born: 13 September 1705 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS

Mother: Renee GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents: René GAUTHIER , Marie-Ursule BOUCHER

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Louise married Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX 31 January 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX was born 10 December 1698 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ignace died 9 March 1771 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Ignace was the child of Ignace GAMELIN and Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE).

Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS died 11 April 1789 in Montréal, 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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Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS married

Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX
Marriage date: 31 January 1731
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX was the child of Ignace GAMELIN and Marguerite LEMOYNE (LEMOINE)

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Birth — 1705
13 September 1705
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Louise DUFROST dite LAJEMMERAIS and Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX 31 January 1731, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace GAMELIN dit LACROIX died 9 March 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.