Marie-Catherine DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Born

31 January 1730 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1767 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Simon DUCHESNE Marie-Ursule PERRON

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Born: 31 January 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Simon DUCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Ursule PERRON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Catherine RIVET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PERRON dit SUIRE , Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY

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Marie-Catherine married Louis-Marie LEMIRE 7 January 1758 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Louis-Marie LEMIRE was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis-Marie died 19 December 1793 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Louis-Marie was the child of Louis-François LEMIRE and Madeleine GAUTHIER.

Marie-Catherine DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE died 29 December 1767 in La Prairie, 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)

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Marie-Catherine DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE married

Louis-Marie LEMIRE
Marriage date: 7 January 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Louis-Marie LEMIRE was the child of Louis-François LEMIRE and Madeleine GAUTHIER

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Birth — 1730
31 January 1730
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and Louis-Marie LEMIRE 7 January 1758, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

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.