Louis HETU dit ETHIER

Born

9 August 1744 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

2 April 1826 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Louis married Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE was born 2 September 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 19 April 1802 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis HETU dit ETHIER

Louis HETU dit ETHIER married

Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE
Marriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada

Children of Louis HETU dit ETHIER and Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE

Louis ETHIER

Born: 9 August 1762, Sorel, Canada
Died: 12 July 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE 17 October 1791 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis's Québec records.

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 — 1744
9 August 1744
Québec Province, Canada

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis HETU dit ETHIER and Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE 31 March 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 16 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis ETHIER was born 9 August 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 18 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.