Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER

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5 April 1686 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1759 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER Marie CHERLOT

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Born: 5 April 1686 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Maurice AVERTY dit LEGER

Mother: Marie CHERLOT

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHERLOT DES MOULINS (CHURLOT) , Jeanne MANSION

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre VERDON 6 November 1702 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre VERDON was born 28 November 1678 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 17 February 1763 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHER.

Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER died 18 February 1759 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER married

Pierre VERDON
Marriage date: 6 November 1702
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre VERDON was the child of Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHER

Children of Pierre VERDON and Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER

Maurice VERDON

Born: 12 June 1704, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne GROULX 18 June 1731 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Madeleine VERDON

Born: 8 March 1708, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1738, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jean MASSY 16 February 1727 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne VERDON

Born: 6 August 1710, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 October 1771, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph Jacques GODIN 1 September 1732 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite VERDON

Born: 30 October 1712, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1740, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DUGAS dit LABRECHE 17 October 1735 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Anne-Celeste VERDON

Born: 22 December 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1779, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques DUBEAU 20 April 1739 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1686
5 April 1686
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER and Pierre VERDON 6 November 1702, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 16 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Maurice VERDON was born 12 June 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Madeleine VERDON was born 8 March 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VERDON was born 6 August 1710, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marguerite VERDON was born 30 October 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Anne-Celeste VERDON was born 22 December 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

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

1727 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VERDON married 16 February 1727, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Jean MASSY

1731 Marriage of Child
Maurice VERDON married 18 June 1731 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Jeanne GROULX

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VERDON married 1 September 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph Jacques GODIN

1735 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VERDON married 17 October 1735, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Pierre DUGAS dit LABRECHE