Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

(b. 12 August 1714 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 12 August 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was the child of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Thérèse MONDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER (maternal) Antoine MONDIN and Marie PAVIOT

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Marie-Jeanne married Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) 28 November 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was born 1 March 1714 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charles died 11 May 1780 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Charles was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Catherine MENARD.

Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS died 10 February 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS married

Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)-- Date: 28 November 1743 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Marie-Catherine MENARD

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1714 Birth
12 August 1714
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS and Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) 28 November 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 29 years old.