Marie DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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29 September 1763 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 October 1803 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DANIS Marguerite ALLARD

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Born: 29 September 1763 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DANIS

Mother: Marguerite ALLARD

Paternal grandparents: René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU , Marguerite FORCIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ALLARD , Agathe MEUNIER

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Marie married Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON 13 February 1786 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON was born 4 May 1762 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Pierre was the child of Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON and Madeleine MARTIN dite ONDOYER.

Marie DANIS dite TOURANGEAU died 25 October 1803 in Yamaska, 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 DANIS dite TOURANGEAU married

Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON
Marriage date: 13 February 1786
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON was the child of Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON and Madeleine MARTIN dite ONDOYER

Children of Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON and Marie DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Pierre-Jean-Baptiste LAUZON

Born: 24 November 1786, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1873, Saint-David, Québec, Canada

Married: Louise-Monique GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN 30 September 1811 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1763
29 September 1763
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie DANIS dite TOURANGEAU and Pierre LAURENT dit LAUZON 13 February 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 22 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jean-Baptiste LAUZON was born 24 November 1786, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie was 23 years old.

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)