Marie-Anne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Born

18 September 1712 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

14 August 1788 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL Anne PARADIS

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Born: 18 September 1712 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Mother: Anne PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PARADIS , Jeanne MILLOIR

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Marie-Anne married Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) 11 October 1730 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) was born 13 May 1704 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 21 January 1776 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN.

Marie-Anne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 14 August 1788 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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-Anne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Ignace RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 11 October 1730
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN

Children of Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Marie-Reine RATTÉ (RATE)

Born: 18 August 1731, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1807, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-François PARADIS 13 July 1761 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1712
18 September 1712
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) 11 October 1730, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 18 August 1731, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine RATTÉ (RATE) married 13 July 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Charles-François PARADIS

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.