Marie-Madeleine DELESTRE dite BEAUJOUR

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abt. 1700 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 August 1789 , Sainte-Martine, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph DELESTRE Marie-Anne JOURDAIN

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Born: abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph DELESTRE

Mother: Marie-Anne JOURDAIN

Paternal grandparents: Thierry DELESTRE , Marie DEPERE (PERE)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume JOURDAIN , Jeanne CONSTANTIN

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Marie-Madeleine married Pierre VALADE 17 October 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . Pierre VALADE was born 24 December 1713 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Pierre died 26 May 1790 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean VALADE and Marie-Anne GAUDREU.

Marie-Madeleine DELESTRE dite BEAUJOUR died 26 August 1789 in Sainte-Martine, 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-Madeleine DELESTRE dite BEAUJOUR married

Pierre VALADE
Marriage date: 17 October 1752
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre VALADE was the child of Jean VALADE and Marie-Anne GAUDREU

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DELESTRE dite BEAUJOUR and Pierre VALADE 17 October 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

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.