Jean-Baptiste DAVELUY dit LAROSE

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22 March 1724 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

6 November 1794 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Jean DAVELUY dit LAROSE Marie Françoise Freedom FRENCH

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Born: 22 March 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DAVELUY dit LAROSE

Mother: Marie Françoise Freedom FRENCH

Paternal grandparents: Paul DAVELUY dit LAROSE , Élisabeth HAGUIN (HAGOUIN)

Maternal grandparents: Thomas FRENCH , Mary Marguerite CATLIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Judith GAUTHIER 20 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Judith GAUTHIER was born 22 January 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Judith died 7 May 1768 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Judith was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte JOUET.

Jean-Baptiste DAVELUY dit LAROSE died 6 November 1794 in L'Assomption, Lower 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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Marie-Judith GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 20 February 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Judith GAUTHIER was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte JOUET

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Birth — 1724
22 March 1724
Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DAVELUY dit LAROSE and Marie-Judith GAUTHIER 20 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Judith GAUTHIER died 7 May 1768, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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.