Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN

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23 February 1752 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 March 1817 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

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Born: 23 February 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN

Mother: Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Paternal grandparents: Michel DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN , Marie-Anne BEAUDRY

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Marie-Louise MÉTIVIER

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Suzanne married Louis VALLERAND 22 January 1770 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis VALLERAND was born 18 February 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis died 31 December 1775 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louis was the child of Jacques VALLERAND and Catherine GEORGET.

Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN died 11 March 1817 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN married

Louis VALLERAND
Marriage date: 22 January 1770
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis VALLERAND was the child of Jacques VALLERAND and Catherine GEORGET

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Suzanne VALLERAND

Born: abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GUENETTE 23 May 1796 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1752
23 February 1752
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN and Louis VALLERAND 22 January 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 17 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.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis VALLERAND died 31 December 1775, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Suzanne VALLERAND married 23 May 1796, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Joseph GUENETTE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1817
11 March 1817
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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