Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET

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11 November 1733 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

23 May 1807 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET Charlotte GATIGNON

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Born: 11 November 1733 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET

Mother: Charlotte GATIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE , Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE

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Marie-Anne-Madeleine married Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) 16 June 1749 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was born abt. 1730 in Paris, France.

Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET died 23 May 1807 in La Prairie, 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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Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET married

Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE)
Marriage date: 16 June 1749
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France

Children of Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET

Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE)

Born: 1 December 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 August 1836, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE 10 October 1785 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE)

Born: 20 December 1753, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 16 January 1775 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1733
11 November 1733
Champlain, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET and Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) 16 June 1749, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 15 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was born 1 December 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Anne-Madeleine was 17 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was born 20 December 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Anne-Madeleine was 20 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) married 16 January 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph TREMBLAY

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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHENAIL (GENAILLE) married 10 October 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine-Hélène RAYMOND dite TOULOUSE

1789 Death of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) died 13 March 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne-Madeleine was 55 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)

Death — 1807
23 May 1807
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 73.

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