Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR

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abt. 1783 ,

Died

1 August 1863 , La Prairie, Canada East

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Born: abt. 1783

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Marie married Joseph BOURDEAU 8 August 1803 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BOURDEAU was born 10 August 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 27 September 1827 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE.

Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR died 1 August 1863 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR

Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR married

Joseph BOURDEAU
Marriage date: 8 August 1803
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Joseph BOURDEAU was the child of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE

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Children of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR

Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU

Born: 4 March 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Apolline GUERTIN 13 October 1840 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR and Joseph BOURDEAU 8 August 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU was born 4 March 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BOURDEAU died 27 September 1827, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU married 13 October 1840, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie-Apolline GUERTIN

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1863
1 August 1863
La Prairie, Canada East

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