Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE

(b. 2 September 1738 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1802 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE was born 2 September 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of François BERGERON dit LAJEUNESSE and Josephte COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude COLLET and Marguerite FOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married Louis ÉTHIER 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis ÉTHIER was born 27 October 1738 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Louis died 2 April 1826 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT.

Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE died 19 April 1802 in Sorel, 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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Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE married

Louis ÉTHIER-- Date: 31 March 1761 Place: Sorel, Canada
Louis ÉTHIER was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Josephte MABRIAND dite TOUSSAINT

Children of Louis ÉTHIER and Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE:

Pierre ÉTHIER (b.16 December 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 December 1828, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite TESSIER 13 February 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexandre ÉTHIER (b.30 October 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 October 1844, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Françoise DÉSORCY 28 October 1799 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1738 Birth
2 September 1738
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE and Louis ÉTHIER 31 March 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre ÉTHIER was born 16 December 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Alexandre ÉTHIER was born 30 October 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 37 years old.

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.