Marie-Anne POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

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23 August 1746 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1773 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Daniel POIRIER Marie-Anne GIRARD

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Born: 23 August 1746 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Daniel POIRIER

Mother: Marie-Anne GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques GIRARD , Marie-Françoise PETIT

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Marie-Anne married Louis PROVOST 27 October 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis PROVOST was born 26 November 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Louis died 25 January 1821 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of René PROVOST and Marguerite BRUNEL.

Marie-Anne POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE died 13 March 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Anne POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE married

Louis PROVOST
Marriage date: 27 October 1766
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PROVOST was the child of René PROVOST and Marguerite BRUNEL

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Louis PROVOST

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 October 1832, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire JODOIN 22 September 1794 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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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 — 1746
23 August 1746
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE and Louis PROVOST 27 October 1766, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 20 years old.