Ursule LEJEUNE dite BRIARD

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abt. 1718 , Acadia, Canada

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1 March 1807 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

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Germain LEJEUNE dit BRIARD Anne Marie TRAHAN

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Born: abt. 1718 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Germain LEJEUNE dit BRIARD

Mother: Anne Marie TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEJEUNE dit BRIARD , Marie THIBODEAU

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre TRAHAN , Marie PELLERIN

Ursule was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Ursule married Philippe DOIRON abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Philippe DOIRON was born abt. 1720 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Philippe died 4 January 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Philippe was the child of Philippe DOIRON and Marie Josephe GUEDRY (GUILDRY).

Ursule LEJEUNE dite BRIARD died 1 March 1807 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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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)

A Glimpse into the Life of an 18th Century Québécois Woman: Navigating the Challenges of Mid-1700s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

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Ursule LEJEUNE dite BRIARD married

Philippe DOIRON
Marriage date: abt. 1740
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Philippe DOIRON was the child of Philippe DOIRON and Marie Josephe GUEDRY (GUILDRY)

Children of Philippe DOIRON and Ursule LEJEUNE dite BRIARD

Marie Anne DOIRON

Born: 15 September 1743, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 29 December 1816, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne ROY 2 February 1761 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Madeleine Pelagie DOIRON

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 17 January 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 1 June 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Birth of Child
Marie Anne DOIRON was born 15 September 1743, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Philippe DOIRON died 4 January 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne DOIRON married 2 February 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Etienne ROY

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Madeleine Pelagie DOIRON married 1 June 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

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.