Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

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26 June 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 November 1821 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Charles AMYOT (AMIOT)Marie-Angélique MÉTIVIER

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Born: 26 June 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Charles AMYOT (AMIOT)

Mother: Marie-Angélique MÉTIVIER

Paternal grandparents: Charles AMYOT (AMIOT) , Rosalie DUQUET

Maternal grandparents: Louis MÉTIVIER , Louise SAVARIA

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Josephte married Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN 22 April 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN was born 17 November 1718 in Ste-Trinité, Rollo, Genes, Italy. Jacques Bonaventure died 30 January 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).

Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE died 27 November 1821 in La Pocatière, 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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Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN
Marriage date: 22 April 1748
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN and Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN

Born: 8 October 1763, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 August 1829, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve MERCEREAU 6 November 1786 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Bonaventure LITALIEN L'ETOILE

Born: 18 October 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1812, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ST-PIERRE 23 February 1789 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN

Born: 29 May 1770, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 December 1811, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Amable OUELLET 15 April 1793 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Germain L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN

Born: 24 May 1772, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1835, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 29 January 1798 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1732
26 June 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Josephte AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE and Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN 22 April 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 15 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was born 8 October 1763, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Josephte was 31 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Bonaventure LITALIEN L'ETOILE was born 18 October 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN was born 29 May 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Germain L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN was born 24 May 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Josephte was 39 years old.

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques Bonaventure L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN died 30 January 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN married 6 November 1786 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Genevieve MERCEREAU

1789 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure LITALIEN L'ETOILE married 23 February 1789, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Madeleine ST-PIERRE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN married 15 April 1793, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Louis-Amable OUELLET

1798 Marriage of Child
Germain L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN married 29 January 1798, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

1811 Death of Child
Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN died 4 December 1811, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 79 years old.

1812 Death of Child
Bonaventure LITALIEN L'ETOILE died 11 April 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 79 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1821
27 November 1821
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 89.

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