Thomas RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE

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26 September 1700 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

11 June 1782 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Hubert RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE Anne-Jeanne GIRARDIN

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Born: 26 September 1700 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Hubert RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Anne-Jeanne GIRARDIN

Maternal grandparents: Léonard GIRARDIN , Charlotte-Catherine JOLIVET

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Thomas married Marie-Anne TABAULT 11 November 1725 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TABAULT was born 26 January 1706 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Anne died 18 December 1805 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre TABAULT and Catherine BRUNET.

Thomas RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE died 11 June 1782 in Vaudreuil, 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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Thomas RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE married

Marie-Anne TABAULT
Marriage date: 11 November 1725
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TABAULT was the child of Pierre TABAULT and Catherine BRUNET

Children of Thomas RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Anne TABAULT

Eustache RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE

Born: 19 February 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1822, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE 10 May 1768 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1700
26 September 1700
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Thomas RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Anne TABAULT 11 November 1725, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Eustache RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE was born 19 February 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Thomas was 41 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Eustache RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE married 10 May 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Angelique CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE

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.