Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE

(b. 9 August 1754 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1783 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE was born 9 August 1754 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE was the child of Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Charlotte GAGNON (maternal) Etienne MOISAN and Anne-Felicite BONHOMME

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Catherine married Pierre-Louis VAILLANT 22 August 1774 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre-Louis VAILLANT was born 10 November 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Pierre-Louis died 5 January 1810 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Pierre-Louis was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marguerite BEAUDRY.

Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE died 12 November 1783 in L'Assomption, 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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Pierre-Louis VAILLANT-- Date: 22 August 1774 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Louis VAILLANT was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marguerite BEAUDRY

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1754 Birth
9 August 1754
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE and Pierre-Louis VAILLANT 22 August 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 20 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.