Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

(b. 2 February 1721 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1792 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born 2 February 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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Marie-Judith married Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE 6 February 1747 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE was born 10 March 1717 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE).

Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 28 September 1792 in Berthierville, 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-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married

Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE-- Date: 6 February 1747 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE and Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS:

Jean-Baptiste DUBORD (b.24 October 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1824, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève PAGÉ 1 February 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE (b.9 August 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1843, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Joseph GIROUX 3 February 1777 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1721 Birth
2 February 1721
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Judith ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS and Jean-Baptiste DUBORD dit LATOURELLE 6 February 1747, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUBORD was born 24 October 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Judith was 32 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE was born 9 August 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Judith was 34 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.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE married 3 February 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph GIROUX

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUBORD married 1 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève PAGÉ

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