Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

(b. January 1721 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1799 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born January 1721 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Marie-Catherine BADAILLAC (maternal) François-Xavier PRUD'HOMME and Cecile GERVAIS

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Josephte married Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY was born 1 December 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Nicolas-Simon died 12 March 1800 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Nicolas-Simon was the child of Jean-François LAGUERCE and Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE.

Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND died 8 December 1799 in Sorel, 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 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 Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

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Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND married

Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY-- Date: 7 January 1750 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY was the child of Jean-François LAGUERCE and Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

Children of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND:

Josephte LAGUERCE (b.23 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 12 January 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Amable DORVAL 11 October 1773 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Louis CAPLET 8 January 1781 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louise LAGUERCE (b.11 August 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. François POIRIER 4 May 1778 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Jean SAUCOURS 14 January 1793 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1721 Birth
January 1721
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND and Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte LAGUERCE was born 23 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louise LAGUERCE was born 11 August 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Josephte was 38 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
Josephte LAGUERCE married 11 October 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre-Amable DORVAL

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.