Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Born

30 April 1719 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

21 January 1790 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephe JOYAL

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Born: 30 April 1719 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe JOYAL

Paternal grandparents: René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS , Marguerite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) , Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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Marie-Agathe married Louis PERRON dit SUIRE 5 August 1748 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis PERRON dit SUIRE was born 2 April 1718 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Louis died 25 February 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Louis was the child of Jean PERRON dit SUIRE and Suzanne TOUCHET.

Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 21 January 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married

Louis PERRON dit SUIRE
Marriage date: 5 August 1748
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Louis PERRON dit SUIRE was the child of Jean PERRON dit SUIRE and Suzanne TOUCHET

Children of Louis PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Marie-Agathe PERRON

Born: 7 September 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1808, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS 25 April 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Amable PERRON

Born: 10 February 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 12 February 1771 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Therese PERRON

Born: 24 March 1753, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PROULX 7 November 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Joseph PERRON

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 May 1831, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Louis PERRON

Born: 15 March 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Agathe PERRON

Born: 30 November 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1835, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine JANELLE 26 February 1781 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine PERRON

Born: 5 July 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: 14 March 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1719
30 April 1719
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS and Louis PERRON dit SUIRE 5 August 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 29 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe PERRON was born 7 September 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Agathe was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable PERRON was born 10 February 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Agathe was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Therese PERRON was born 24 March 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Agathe was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Louis PERRON was born 15 March 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Agathe was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe PERRON was born 30 November 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 38 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Catherine PERRON was born 5 July 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 41 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable PERRON married 12 February 1771 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe PERRON married 25 April 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS

1774 Marriage of Child
Therese PERRON married 7 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe PERRON married 26 February 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine JANELLE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)