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Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE

(b. 6 April 1723 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1785 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE was born 6 April 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE was the child of Antoine GUÉRIN dit LANEUVILLE and Marie-Catherine DARDENNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sylvain GUÉRIN and Marie BRAZEAU (maternal) René DARDENNE and Françoise BARBERY

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Jeanne married François PETITCLERC 30 July 1742 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. François PETITCLERC was born 23 August 1693 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS.

Jeanne married (2) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER 22 August 1762 in Terrebonne, Canada . Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 16 March 1723 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste died 19 June 1791 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER.

Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE died 25 October 1785 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE

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Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE married

François PETITCLERC-- Date: 30 July 1742 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
François PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS

Children of François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE:

Catherine-Rose LECLERC (PETITCLERC) (b.15 April 1743, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1784, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph BELMONT dit MONTAUBAN 26 February 1759 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Catherine-Reine LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.11 May 1751, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Leonard HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS 10 January 1774 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. Antoine LEVESQUE 11 August 1806 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC (b.9 April 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1835, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Gervais FOUCHER 18 January 1773 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC (b.11 March 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre RICHER 7 November 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pierre PETITCLERC (b.2 July 1760, Terrebonne, Canada d. , )
m. Marie JASMIN 19 November 1787 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
m. Madeleine FERREOL dite LAGRENADE 1 May 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE married

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER-- Date: 22 August 1762 Place: Terrebonne, Canada
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE:

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1723 Birth
6 April 1723
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE and François PETITCLERC 30 July 1742, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

She was 19 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Catherine-Rose LECLERC (PETITCLERC) was born 15 April 1743, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Reine LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 11 May 1751, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jeanne was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC was born 9 April 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jeanne was 31 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC was born 11 March 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jeanne was 32 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Rose LECLERC (PETITCLERC) married 26 February 1759, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Joseph BELMONT dit MONTAUBAN

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre PETITCLERC was born 2 July 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jeanne was 37 years old.

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE and Jean-Baptiste TESSIER 22 August 1762, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 39 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse PETITCLERC married 18 January 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Gervais FOUCHER

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine-Reine LECLERC (LECLAIR) married 10 January 1774, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Leonard HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC married 7 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Pierre RICHER

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.