Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

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7 April 1726 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

18 April 1801 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

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Born: 7 April 1726 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Mother: Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GRÉGOIRE , Françoise LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS , Marie PAVIOT

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Marie-Louise married Pierre-Basile MARTIN 1 June 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre-Basile MARTIN was born 10 November 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Pierre-Basile died 31 May 1762 in Verchères, Canada . Pierre-Basile was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX.

Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN died 18 April 1801 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN married

Pierre-Basile MARTIN
Marriage date: 1 June 1744
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Pierre-Basile MARTIN was the child of Antoine MARTIN and Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

Children of Pierre-Basile MARTIN and Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 29 February 1748, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite NADEAU 22 April 1799 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Pierre-Louis MARTIN

Born: abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Antoine MARTIN

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Francois-Marie MARTIN

Born: February 13, 1754, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: October 19, 1829,

Married: Marie-Agathe FONTAINE

Marie-Joseph MARTIN

Born: 18 March 1755, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 2 July 1841, Lanoraie, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1726
7 April 1726
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GRÉGOIRE dite VALENTIN and Pierre-Basile MARTIN 1 June 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 29 February 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Francois-Marie MARTIN was born February 13, 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise was 27 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph MARTIN was born 18 March 1755, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Louise was 28 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Basile MARTIN died 31 May 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.