Marie-Louise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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29 January 1716 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

19 December 1805 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephe JOYAL

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Born: 29 January 1716 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-Louise married Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU 28 April 1748 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU was born 18 August 1722 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESTARD and Marie-Catherine CREVIER dite BELLEVILLE.

Marie-Louise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 19 December 1805 in Yamaska, 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 ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married

Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU
Marriage date: 28 April 1748
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESTARD and Marie-Catherine CREVIER dite BELLEVILLE

Children of Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU and Marie-Louise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Marie-Josephe FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU TESTARD

Born: 27 June 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1828, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Laurent DANIS dit TOURANGEAU 23 February 1778 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU

Born: 14 November 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1798, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Andre TRUDEAU 12 October 1772 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU

Born: 14 October 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1800, Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1716
29 January 1716
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS and Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU 28 April 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 32 years old.

Marie-Louise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS - 1748 marriage

1748 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU TESTARD was born 27 June 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 34 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU was born 14 November 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise was 36 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU was born 14 October 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise was 40 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU married 12 October 1772 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Andre TRUDEAU

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU TESTARD married 23 February 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis-Laurent DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

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)

1798 Death of Child
Marie-Louise FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU died 15 January 1798, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise was 82 years old.

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

1800 Death of Child
Joseph FORVILLE dit PAPINEAU died 17 March 1800, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise was 84 years old.

Death — 1805
19 December 1805
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 89.

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