Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

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abt. 1671 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

30 March 1740 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Mathurin GRÉGOIRE Françoise LOISEAU

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Born: abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Mathurin GRÉGOIRE

Mother: Françoise LOISEAU

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Mathurin married Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS 25 April 1718 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS was born 3 February 1686 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Elisabeth died 8 June 1766 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Elisabeth was the child of Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOT.

Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN died 30 March 1740 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

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Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS
Marriage date: 25 April 1718
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS was the child of Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOT

Children of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Angélique GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Born: 19 May 1724, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1795, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE 1 February 1745 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Born: 7 April 1726, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1801, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Basile MARTIN 1 June 1744 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Born: 10 May 1727, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1800, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite RONDEAU 20 August 1753 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS 25 April 1718, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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