Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN

Born

30 June 1748 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

29 June 1775 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN Marguerite POULIN

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Born: 30 June 1748 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN

Mother: Marguerite POULIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN , Catherine RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) , Geneviève-Marguerite CARON

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Marguerite married Joseph-Toussaint RACINE 2 February 1767 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Toussaint RACINE was born 31 October 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph-Toussaint died 21 April 1811 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph-Toussaint was the child of Joseph RACINE and Genevieve CARON.

Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN died 29 June 1775 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN married

Joseph-Toussaint RACINE
Marriage date: 2 February 1767
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Toussaint RACINE was the child of Joseph RACINE and Genevieve CARON

Children of Joseph-Toussaint RACINE and Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN

Genevieve RACINE

Born: 12 September 1770, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Leon GIGUERE 28 January 1794 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1748
30 June 1748
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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN and Joseph-Toussaint RACINE 2 February 1767, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 18 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Genevieve RACINE was born 12 September 1770, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 22 years old.