Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE

(b. 6 December 1740 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1796 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was born 6 December 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was the child of François-Jean BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Louise DUBOIS (maternal) Jean MAINGUY and Marie GLADU

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Charlotte-Catherine married Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR 11 January 1762 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR was born 29 April 1726 in Claix, Isere, France.

Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE died 6 October 1796 in Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE

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Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE married

Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR-- Date: 11 January 1762 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada

Children of Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR and Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE:

Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR (b.5 January 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Susanne THEMENS 6 August 1798 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
6 December 1740
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE and Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR 11 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR was born 5 January 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Charlotte-Catherine was 25 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.