Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

(b. 14 January 1740 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1796 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 14 January 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was the child of Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD (maternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis-Marie married Therese LANGEVIN 11 October 1762 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Therese LANGEVIN was born 5 November 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Therese died 11 February 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Therese was the child of Michel LANGEVIN and Marie-Madeleine BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME died 18 September 1796 in Verchères, 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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Family and Children of Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

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Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME married

Therese LANGEVIN-- Date: 11 October 1762 Place: Varennes, Canada
Therese LANGEVIN was the child of Michel LANGEVIN and Marie-Madeleine BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Children of Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Therese LANGEVIN:

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME (b.17 January 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 April 1804, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 6 February 1792 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME (b.28 January 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 May 1855, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Nicolas PETIT 21 October 1805 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1740 Birth
14 January 1740
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Therese LANGEVIN 11 October 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 17 January 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis-Marie was 31 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 28 January 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis-Marie was 44 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME married 6 February 1792, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)