Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN)

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2 April 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Died

24 March 1832 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)Ursule RIVARD

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Born: 2 April 1798 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Father: André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Mother: Ursule RIVARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) , Madeleine GRENIER

Maternal grandparents: François RIVARD , Marie-Ursule LEDROIT

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

Marie-Louise married Laurent-Charles LAMY 7 January 1815 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laurent-Charles LAMY was born 1 September 1784 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Laurent-Charles was the child of Francois LAMY and Marie-Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSAULT.

Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) died 24 March 1832 in Louiseville, 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-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) married

Laurent-Charles LAMY
Marriage date: 7 January 1815
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Laurent-Charles LAMY was the child of Francois LAMY and Marie-Catherine TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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Marie-Louise LAMY

Born: 3 February 1817, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1884, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Married: Benjamin BELAND 17 September 1833 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1798
2 April 1798
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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

1815 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) and Laurent-Charles LAMY 7 January 1815, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 16 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAMY was born 3 February 1817, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Louise was 18 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.