Judith BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE

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4 June 1747 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1823 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Augustin BLOUIN Marie-Helene MEUNIER

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Born: 4 June 1747 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin BLOUIN

Mother: Marie-Helene MEUNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BLOUIN , Marie-Geneviève RACINE

Maternal grandparents: François MEUNIER , Angélique JACOB

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Judith married Michel GAGNON 20 February 1775 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GAGNON was born 28 September 1737 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Michel was the child of Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Catherine GUYON.

Judith BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE died 29 October 1823 in Château-Richer, Lower 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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Judith BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE married

Michel GAGNON
Marriage date: 20 February 1775
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel GAGNON was the child of Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Catherine GUYON

Children of Michel GAGNON and Judith BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE

Joseph GAGNON

Born: 18 April 1788, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite RACINE 18 July 1809 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1747
4 June 1747
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Judith BLOUIN dite LAVIOLETTE and Michel GAGNON 20 February 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 27 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 18 April 1788, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Judith was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 18 July 1809, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Marguerite RACINE

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