Joseph-Antoine DUQUET dit MADRY

Born

12 December 1723 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

23 May 1785 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine DUQUET Marie-Anne MENARD

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Born: 12 December 1723 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DUQUET

Mother: Marie-Anne MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DUQUET , Marie TESTARD

Maternal grandparents: Louis MENARD , Marie-Anne FEVRIER

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Joseph-Antoine married Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU 8 January 1753 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU was born 24 July 1730 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 1 September 1782 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Joseph CHARBONNEAU and Geneviève GARIEPY.

Joseph-Antoine DUQUET dit MADRY died 23 May 1785 in Saint-Eustache, 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-Antoine DUQUET dit MADRY married

Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 8 January 1753
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU was the child of Joseph CHARBONNEAU and Geneviève GARIEPY

Children of Joseph-Antoine DUQUET dit MADRY and Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU

Joseph DUQUET dit MADRY

Born: 6 March 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: June 1822, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth BOURGON 6 February 1787 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
12 December 1723
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine DUQUET dit MADRY and Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARBONNEAU 8 January 1753, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph DUQUET dit MADRY was born 6 March 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph-Antoine was 32 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.

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.