Marie-Genevieve
PINEL dite LAFRANCE
Born
22 June 1781
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Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 March 1854
,
Montréal, Canada East
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Marie-Genevieve PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 22 June 1781 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Genevieve married Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL 18 October 1802 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL was born 25 April 1780 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Jacques died 20 February 1832 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima).
Marie-Genevieve PINEL dite LAFRANCE died 1 March 1854 in Montréal, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Genevieve PINEL dite LAFRANCE
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Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL-- Date: 18 October 1802 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL-- Date: 18 October 1802 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL and Marie-Genevieve PINEL dite LAFRANCE
Isidore GRAVELLE (b.15 June 1816, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada d. 19 July 1908, Filion, Lincoln Twp., Huron, Michigan, USA)m. Martha FILLIATRAULT 12 January 1841 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)
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1781 Birth 22 June 1781
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1802 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Genevieve PINEL dite LAFRANCE and Joseph-Jacques GRAVEL 18 October 1802, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)
She was 21 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildIsidore GRAVELLE was born 15 June 1816, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)
Marie-Genevieve was 35 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph-Jacques GRAVEL died 20 February 1832, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 Marriage of ChildIsidore GRAVELLE married 12 January 1841, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Martha FILLIATRAULT
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 Death 1 March 1854
Montréal, Canada East
She died at the age of 72.
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