Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT

(b. abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 December 1788 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT was the child of ? and ?

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Josephte married Joseph ÉTHIER 20 February 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph ÉTHIER was born 02 December 1708 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Joseph died 08 February 1782 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE.

Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT died 16 December 1788 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada .

daughter of Pierre Toussaint dit Lajeunesse and Genevieve Vanier dit Lafontaine

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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 Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT

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Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT married

Joseph ÉTHIER-- Date: 20 February 1730 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Joseph ÉTHIER was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

Children:

Josephte Éthier 1732-1777
Gabriel Éthier 1734-
Louis Éthier 1738-1826
Marie-Anne Éthier ca 1740-1792
Pierre-Marie Éthier 1749-1795

Children of Joseph ÉTHIER and Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT:

Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER (b.9 August 1732, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1777, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Antoine BRÛLÉ 27 April 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis ÉTHIER (b.27 October 1738, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER (b.14 December 1749, Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine LANDRY 8 February 1773 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT and Joseph ÉTHIER 20 February 1730, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER was born 9 August 1732, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1738 Birth of Child
Louis ÉTHIER was born 27 October 1738, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER was born 14 December 1749, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ÉTHIER married 27 April 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine BRÛLÉ

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis ÉTHIER married 31 March 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER married 8 February 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Madeleine LANDRY

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.