Catherine BIDEAU dite PORTUGAIS

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24 May 1762 , Saint-Vallier, Canada

Died

19 November 1799 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada

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Mathurin BIDEAU dit PORTUGAIS Marie-Anne DRAPEAU

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Born: 24 May 1762 in Saint-Vallier, Canada

Father: Mathurin BIDEAU dit PORTUGAIS

Mother: Marie-Anne DRAPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DRAPEAU , Marie-Anne LACROIX

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Catherine married John Christian BECKER 7 January 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Christian BECKER was born abt. 1751 in Ensheim, Oppenheim, Hessen, Germany. John Christian died 13 January 1829 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Catherine BIDEAU dite PORTUGAIS died 19 November 1799 in Sainte-Foy, 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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Catherine BIDEAU dite PORTUGAIS married

John Christian BECKER
Marriage date: 7 January 1783
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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John BECKER

Born: 30 January 1784, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine ROBITAILLE 31 December 1816 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1762
24 May 1762
Saint-Vallier, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BIDEAU dite PORTUGAIS and John Christian BECKER 7 January 1783, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.