Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE

(b. 2 September 1738 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1802 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE was born 2 September 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephe married Louis HETU dit ETHIER 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis HETU dit ETHIER was born 9 August 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 2 April 1826 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).

Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE died 19 April 1802 in Sorel, 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-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE married

Louis HETU dit ETHIER-- Date: 31 March 1761 Place: Sorel, Canada

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

Louis ETHIER (b.9 August 1762, Sorel, Canada d. 12 July 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE 17 October 1791 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1738 Birth
2 September 1738
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

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

She was 22 years old.

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

Marie-Josephe was 23 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.