Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

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7 October 1730 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

15 January 1794 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

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Born: 7 October 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST

Mother: Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LAFOREST , Marie-Charlotte GODIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph RANCOURT , Marie PARENT

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Marie-Josephe married Pierre POULIN 19 April 1751 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre POULIN was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 17 February 1776 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON.

Marie-Josephe married (2) Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) 4 September 1781 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) was born 4 May 1723 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques-Michel died 18 November 1784 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jacques-Michel was the child of Jacques GIRARD and Marie-Clotilde BRISSON.

Marie-Josephe married (3) Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 7 September 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 23 December 1714 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 24 October 1789 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD.

Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 15 January 1794 in Sainte-Marie, 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-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married

Pierre POULIN
Marriage date: 19 April 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre POULIN was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON

Children of Pierre POULIN and Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Marie-Josephte POULIN

Born: 16 January 1752, Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1790, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Francois POULIN

Born: 8 June 1754, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 15 January 1810, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Joseph POULIN

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 December 1816, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Francoise POULIN

Born: 1 December 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Died: 4 March 1800, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Pierre-Jerome POULIN

Born: 17 November 1762, Châteauguay, Canada
Died: 15 June 1816, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Jean POULIN

Born: 17 March 1767, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin POULIN

Born: 20 October 1770, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 October 1839, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married

Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN)
Marriage date: 4 September 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) was the child of Jacques GIRARD and Marie-Clotilde BRISSON

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Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 7 September 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was the child of Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

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Birth — 1730
7 October 1730
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE and Pierre POULIN 19 April 1751, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POULIN was born 16 January 1752, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois POULIN was born 8 June 1754, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francoise POULIN was born 1 December 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jerome POULIN was born 17 November 1762, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marie-Josephe was 32 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean POULIN was born 17 March 1767, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Augustin POULIN was born 20 October 1770, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Marie-Josephe was 40 years old.

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre POULIN died 17 February 1776, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE and Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) 4 September 1781, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 50 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques-Michel GIRARD (GIRARDIN) died 18 November 1784, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE and Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 7 September 1785, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 54 years old.

Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE - 1785 marriage

1785 marriage

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

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY died 24 October 1789 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1790 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte POULIN died 27 March 1790, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 59 years old.

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

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

Death — 1794
15 January 1794
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 63.

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