Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

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9 April 1726 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1775 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ Marie-Jeanne MORISSET

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Born: 9 April 1726 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Leonard CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marie-Jeanne MORISSET

Maternal grandparents: Jean MORISSET , Jeanne CHORET

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste FORGUES 20 January 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FORGUES was born 24 July 1729 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jean-Baptiste died 5 May 1799 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE.

Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ died 10 June 1775 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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)

A Glimpse into the Life of an 18th Century Québécois Woman: Navigating the Challenges of Mid-1700s

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Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ married

Jean-Baptiste FORGUES
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FORGUES was the child of Joseph FORGUES and Jeanne-Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Jean-Baptiste FORGUES and Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

Jean-Michel FORGUES

Born: 14 January 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1810, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Helene ROY 25 October 1773 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
9 April 1726
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ and Jean-Baptiste FORGUES 20 January 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Michel FORGUES was born 14 January 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 25 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.