Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

(b. 23 January 1746 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1774 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 23 January 1746 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was the child of Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD (maternal) Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE and Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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Agathe married Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) 27 January 1766 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 20 April 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Antoine died 6 December 1810 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Antoine was the child of Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ.

Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 14 June 1774 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, 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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Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)-- Date: 27 January 1766 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was the child of Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ

Children of Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) and Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE:

Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) (b.14 November 1767, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1850, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE 19 November 1798 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1746 Birth
23 January 1746
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE and Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) 27 January 1766, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 14 November 1767, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Agathe was 21 years old.