François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

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2 December 1726 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

18 October 1809 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR Anne GAUTHIER

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Born: 2 December 1726 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

Mother: Anne GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR , Marie-Anne LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) , Jeanne-Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRE

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François married Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE 2 February 1761 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE was born 20 March 1744 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 7 February 1831 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Paul LECUYER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Josephe BOUDRIAS.

François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR died 18 October 1809 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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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Spouse & Children of François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

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François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR married

Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada
Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Paul LECUYER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Josephe BOUDRIAS

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Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Born: 4 April 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada
Died: 18 October 1841, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

Married: Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE 14 October 1783 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
2 December 1726
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE 2 February 1761, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR was born 4 April 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 35 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.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR married 14 October 1783, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)