Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD

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20 March 1709 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

13 March 1761 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada

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François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

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Born: 20 March 1709 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Father: François MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Mother: Marie-Louise GALARNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles GALARNEAU , Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

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Marguerite married Pierre-Jean GAGNON 20 July 1722 in St-Francois-Xavier, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Jean GAGNON was born 17 September 1693 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Pierre-Jean died 12 June 1782 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Jean was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite BOUCHARD.

Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD died 13 March 1761 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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)

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

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Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD married

Pierre-Jean GAGNON
Marriage date: 20 July 1722
Marriage place: St-Francois-Xavier, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada
Pierre-Jean GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite BOUCHARD

Children of Pierre-Jean GAGNON and Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD

François-Xavier GAGNON

Born: 7 January 1734, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1825, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER 12 February 1776 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: 11 September 1735, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite JANELLE 15 April 1761 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Antoine GAGNON

Born: abt. 1742, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1798, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève DUCEPPE dite LAFLEUR 2 March 1778 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe GAGNON

Born: 24 July 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1797, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: François SIMONEAU 14 February 1774 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
20 March 1709
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD and Pierre-Jean GAGNON 20 July 1722, St-Francois-Xavier, Yamaska, Quebec, Canada

She was 13 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
François-Xavier GAGNON was born 7 January 1734, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 11 September 1735, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAGNON was born 24 July 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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

Death — 1761
13 March 1761
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
She died at the age of 52.

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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