Marie-Josephe POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Born

11 February 1730 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

21 February 1816 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY

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Born: 11 February 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE , Jeanne BURELLE (BUREL)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MASSON , Catherine LEFRANCOIS

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Marie-Josephe married Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 2 February 1750 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 2 October 1706 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Pierre-Joseph was the child of Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE.

Marie-Josephe POUTRE dite LAVIGNE died 21 February 1816 in L'Acadie, 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 POUTRE dite LAVIGNE married

Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)
Marriage date: 2 February 1750
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Pierre DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Anne CESAR dite LAGARDELETTE

Children of Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marie-Josephe POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 17 April 1752, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Prisque GIROUX 14 October 1771 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charlotte DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1730
11 February 1730
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe POUTRE dite LAVIGNE and Pierre-Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 2 February 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 17 April 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.

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

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DENEAU (DENIAU) married 14 October 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Prisque GIROUX

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.