Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Born

15 March 1781 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 August 1854 , Repentigny, Canada East

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Dominique JANOT dit LACHAPELLE Marie-Rose ARCHAMBAULT

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Born: 15 March 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Dominique JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

Mother: Marie-Rose ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT , Josephte MILLET

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Marie-Catherine married Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE 17 November 1800 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE was born 29 May 1777 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Joseph died 9 February 1821 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Joseph was the child of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE.

Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE died 1 August 1854 in Repentigny, Canada East .
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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-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE married

Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE
Marriage date: 17 November 1800
Marriage place: Repentigny, Lower Canada
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE was the child of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE

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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 — 1781
15 March 1781
L'Assomption, 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
Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE 17 November 1800, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 19 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)

Marie-Catherine was 22 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

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE died 9 February 1821, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE married 14 January 1828, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Anastasie THERRIEN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Death — 1854
1 August 1854
Repentigny, Canada East
She died at the age of 73.