Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR

(b. abt. 1713 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1799 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marie-Françoise married Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 2 June 1708 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Étienne died 26 May 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Étienne was the child of François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE.

Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR died 19 May 1799 in Berthierville, 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 Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR

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Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR married

Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME-- Date: abt. 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE

Children:

Étienne Charron Ducharme ca 1738-1791
François Charron Ducharme d. 1815
Geneviève Charron Ducharme 1752-
Joseph Charron Ducharme
Françoise Charron Ducharme
Pierre Charron Ducharme

Children of Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Françoise BALLARD dite LATOUR:

Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME (b.abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 April 1791, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN 11 January 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 September 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise-Amable GENEREUX 8 January 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 December 1809, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine GENEREUX 7 January 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Françoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Ambroise DURAND 7 January 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME (b.14 October 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1845, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE 12 August 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1752 Birth of Child
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 14 October 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME married 11 January 1762 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN

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 Marriage of Child
Françoise CHARRON dite DUCHARME married 7 January 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Ambroise DURAND

1770 Marriage of Child
Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME married 8 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Francoise-Amable GENEREUX

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME married 7 January 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Madeleine GENEREUX

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CHARRON dite DUCHARME married 12 August 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-François MARION dit FONTAINE

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 26 May 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 22 April 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Death
19 May 1799
Berthierville, Lower Canada

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