Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Born

29 December 1762 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada

Died

11 January 1837 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Andre-Amable PERRIER 11 August 1783 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andre-Amable PERRIER was born 29 September 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Andre-Amable died 13 March 1835 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada. Andre-Amable was the child of Jacques PERRIER and Geneviève ROY .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Parents of Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Father

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM COURVILLE dit DESMARAIS

Mother

Marie-Angélique ROY dite PORTELANCE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS Marie-Françoise DANIS

Maternal grandparents

Louis ROY dit PORTELANCE Angélique ALLAIRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE married

Andre-Amable PERRIER
Marriage date: 11 August 1783
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Andre-Amable PERRIER was the child of Jacques PERRIER and Geneviève ROY

Children of Andre-Amable PERRIER and Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Angelique-Amable PERRIER

Born: 10 November 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1852,

Married: Louis MAHEU 16 January 1804 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Josephte's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1762
29 December 1762
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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
Marie-Josephte ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE and Andre-Amable PERRIER 11 August 1783, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Angelique-Amable PERRIER was born 10 November 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.

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

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

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Amable PERRIER married 16 January 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada to Louis MAHEU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)