Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Born

30 March 1740 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1805 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Marie married Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND 22 November 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was born 7 February 1712 in Champey, France. Pierre died 10 April 1791 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Parents of Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Father

Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS

Mother

Agathe THERRIEN

Grandparents of Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Paternal grandparents

Daniel THOMAS Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Maternal grandparents

Andre THERRIEN Catherine-Marie CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS married

Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND
Marriage date: 22 November 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND and Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Born: 10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1740
30 March 1740
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS and Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND 22 November 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 23 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND was born 10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada