Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON

(b. 2 March 1731 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1802 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON was born 2 March 1731 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON was the child of Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Louise CHARBONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME (maternal) Michel CHARBONNEAU and Marguerite DENOYON

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Louis married Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN 22 September 1755 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN was born 2 November 1735 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe died 22 August 1775 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre AUBERTIN and Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE).

Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON died 14 May 1802 in Boucherville, 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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Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN-- Date: 22 September 1755 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN was the child of Pierre AUBERTIN and Jeanne-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

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1731 Birth
2 March 1731
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN 22 September 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe AUBERTIN died 22 August 1775, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.