Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

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9 February 1716 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

26 September 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS Catherine LEMOINE

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Born: 9 February 1716 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS

Mother: Catherine LEMOINE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LEMOINE , Marguerite JASSELIN

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Catherine married Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 12 January 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born 11 July 1709 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Louis died 19 January 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Marie-Anne BESSETTE (BESSET).

Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS died 26 September 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS married

Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)
Marriage date: 12 January 1739
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Marie-Anne BESSETTE (BESSET)

Children of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)

Born: abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 November 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE 23 January 1764 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean AGAGNIER

Born: 25 April 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1814, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine GAGNÉ 25 October 1774 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)

Born: 8 November 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis CHARBONNEAU 8 November 1773 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Birth — 1716
9 February 1716
Laval, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS and Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 12 January 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean AGAGNIER was born 25 April 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 35 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born 8 November 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Catherine was 37 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) married 23 January 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) died 19 January 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) married 8 November 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis CHARBONNEAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean AGAGNIER married 25 October 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine GAGNÉ

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.