Joseph GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE

Born

24 April 1743 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

30 December 1788 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Thomas GEMME Marie-Angélique FOUCHER

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Born: 24 April 1743 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Thomas GEMME

Mother: Marie-Angélique FOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GEMME , Marie-Madeleine BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Martin FOUCHER , Madeleine PARE

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Joseph married Marie-Charlotte GROULX 23 January 1764 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte GROULX was born 28 January 1744 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean GROULX and Agathe HAY.

Joseph GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE died 30 December 1788 in Pointe-Claire, 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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Joseph GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE married

Marie-Charlotte GROULX
Marriage date: 23 January 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte GROULX was the child of Jean GROULX and Agathe HAY

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Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE

Born: 25 October 1764, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 June 1799, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques CARDINAL 8 November 1779 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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Birth — 1743
24 April 1743
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GEMME (JAMMES) dit CARRIERE and Marie-Charlotte GROULX 23 January 1764, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE was born 25 October 1764, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe GEMME (JAMMES) dite CARRIERE married 8 November 1779, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jacques CARDINAL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)