Marie-Josephte MARTIN dite ST-JEAN

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1 April 1728 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

18 August 1817 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN Thérèse HÉNAULT

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Born: 1 April 1728 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Thérèse HÉNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA , Marie-Anne RATEL

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph RENARD 21 January 1755 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . Joseph RENARD was born abt. 1721 Joseph died 11 November 1781 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres).

Marie-Josephte MARTIN dite ST-JEAN died 18 August 1817 in Les Cèdres, 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-Josephte MARTIN dite ST-JEAN married

Joseph RENARD
Marriage date: 21 January 1755
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1728
1 April 1728
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MARTIN dite ST-JEAN and Joseph RENARD 21 January 1755, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 26 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.