Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Born

22 February 1777 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 April 1846 , Yamaska, Canada East

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Born: 22 February 1777 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Father

Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

Mother

Catherine MAILLOT

Grandparents of Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Paternal grandparents

Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE Josephte RICHER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques MAILLOT (MAILHOT) Marie-Brigitte BRISSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA 25 January 1797 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA was born 22 February 1776 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada. Joseph-Basile died 26 July 1831 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Joseph-Basile was the child of Joseph SALOIS dit CAYA and Catherine COUC dite FOUCAULT.

Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 24 April 1846 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married

Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA
Marriage date: 25 January 1797
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA was the child of Joseph SALOIS dit CAYA and Catherine COUC dite FOUCAULT

Children of Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA and Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Therese SALOIS dite CAYA

Born: 17 May 1804, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 17 August 1892, St-Nazaire-d'Acton, Canada

Married: Paul CLOUTIER 10 January 1826 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1777
22 February 1777
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE and Joseph-Basile SALOIS dit CAYA 25 January 1797, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 19 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Therese SALOIS dite CAYA was born 17 May 1804, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine was 27 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