Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite BLANCHARD

Born

3 May 1777 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 March 1859 , L'Acadie, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste-Ferdinand RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD Angelique-Genevieve PLANTE

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Born: 3 May 1777 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Ferdinand RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD

Mother: Angelique-Genevieve PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD , Angélique-Geneviève GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Andre PLANTE , Angelique MONTMINY

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Marie-Marguerite married Joseph CHARLAND 12 August 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph CHARLAND was born 28 February 1772 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 17 September 1813 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph was the child of Joseph-Marie CHARLAND and Marguerite THIVIERGE.

Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite BLANCHARD died 15 March 1859 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
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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-Marguerite RENAUD dite BLANCHARD married

Joseph CHARLAND
Marriage date: 12 August 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph CHARLAND was the child of Joseph-Marie CHARLAND and Marguerite THIVIERGE

Children of Joseph CHARLAND and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite BLANCHARD

Julienne CHARLAND

Born: abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 September 1881, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 26 October 1824 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Marguerite CHARLAND

Born: 21 April 1804, Bedford, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rene-Hyppolite BRUN 11 January 1825 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1777
3 May 1777
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite RENAUD dite BLANCHARD and Joseph CHARLAND 12 August 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite CHARLAND was born 21 April 1804, Bedford, Québec, Canada (Saint-Damien)

Marie-Marguerite was 26 years old.

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CHARLAND died 17 September 1813, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Julienne CHARLAND married 26 October 1824, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite CHARLAND married 11 January 1825, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Rene-Hyppolite BRUN

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)