Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME

Born

20 February 1752 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1821 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME Francoise CYR

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Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME was born 20 February 1752 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME was the child of Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Francoise CYR

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEMAY dit DELORME and Anne-Jeanne LECOMPTE dite LAVIMAUDIÈRE (maternal) Joseph SIRE (CYR) and Marie-Francoise BOUTHILLETTE (BOUTILLET)

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Catherine married Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE 31 July 1780 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 9 July 1746 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Francois died 16 April 1820 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Jean-Francois was the child of Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS.

Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME died 21 March 1821 in Terrebonne, 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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Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME married

Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 31 July 1780 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Louise RENAUD dite LOCAS

Children of Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME

Marie-Marguerite AUDET (b.1 February 1790, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre LORRAIN 5 November 1811 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1752 Birth
20 February 1752
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

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

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 - 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEMAY dite DELORME and Jean-Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE 31 July 1780, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite AUDET was born 1 February 1790, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Catherine was 37 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)

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite AUDET married 5 November 1811, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Pierre LORRAIN

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England