Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE

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21 June 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 September 1792 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Pierre GENEST (GENETTE)Marie-Anne POITRAS

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Born: 21 June 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GENEST (GENETTE)

Mother: Marie-Anne POITRAS

Maternal grandparents: François POITRAS , Marie-Anne PETITCLERC

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Francois VOCELLE 6 February 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois VOCELLE was born 27 March 1730 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Francois died 5 December 1797 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Francois was the child of Francois VOCELLE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Francoise DESEVE.

Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE died 11 September 1792 in Québec, 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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Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE married

Jean-Francois VOCELLE
Marriage date: 6 February 1753
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean-Francois VOCELLE was the child of Francois VOCELLE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Francoise DESEVE

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Children of Jean-Francois VOCELLE and Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE

Augustin VOCELLE

Born: 26 January 1761, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada
Died: 17 December 1826, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marie HUS COURNOYER 13 November 1786 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1733
21 June 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE and Jean-Francois VOCELLE 6 February 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Augustin VOCELLE was born 26 January 1761, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

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.