Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE

Born

29 May 1777 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 February 1821 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE Marianne LAHAISE

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Born: 29 May 1777 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE

Mother: Marianne LAHAISE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE , Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT

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Joseph married Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 17 November 1800 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was born 15 March 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine died 1 August 1854 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Catherine was the child of Dominique JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Rose ARCHAMBAULT.

Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE died 9 February 1821 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: voyageur, cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE married

Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE
Marriage date: 17 November 1800
Marriage place: Repentigny, Lower Canada
Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Dominique JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Rose ARCHAMBAULT

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Children of Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE

Born: 30 April 1803, Repentigny, Lower Canada
Died: 25 May 1875, Repentigny, Québec, Canada

Married: Anastasie THERRIEN 14 January 1828 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1777
29 May 1777
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 17 November 1800, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 23 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE was born 30 April 1803, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 25 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