Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON

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13 April 1762 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada

Died

29 October 1815 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Rene-Francois GIRARD dit BRETON Marie-Josephte SAVARD

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Born: 13 April 1762 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada

Father: Rene-Francois GIRARD dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Josephte SAVARD

Paternal grandparents: Etienne GIRARD dit BRETON , Catherine Marguerite DESGRES

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François SAVARD , Marguerite RENAUD

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Marie-Louise married Joseph FALARDEAU 7 February 1780 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph FALARDEAU was born 1 October 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph died 4 March 1797 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Joseph was the child of Charles FALARDEAU and Marguerite SAVARD.

Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON died 29 October 1815 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-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON married

Joseph FALARDEAU
Marriage date: 7 February 1780
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph FALARDEAU was the child of Charles FALARDEAU and Marguerite SAVARD

Children of Joseph FALARDEAU and Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON

Josephte FALARDEAU

Born: abt. 1780, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques-Philippe CHARTRE 15 February 1803 Place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Marguerite FALARDEAU

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph PEPIN 13 November 1804 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1762
13 April 1762
Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GIRARD dite BRETON and Joseph FALARDEAU 7 February 1780, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 17 years old.

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)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph FALARDEAU died 4 March 1797, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Josephte FALARDEAU married 15 February 1803, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville) to Jacques-Philippe CHARTRE

1804 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FALARDEAU married 13 November 1804, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph PEPIN

Death — 1815
29 October 1815
Québec, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 53.