Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

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5 October 1717 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ Jeanne RENOUX

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Born: 5 October 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Jeanne RENOUX

Paternal grandparents: Gilles COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ , Anne-Elisabeth TARRAGON

Maternal grandparents: François RENOU dit LACHAPELLE , Marguerite CREVIER

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Madeleine married Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS 3 May 1751 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS was born 14 October 1727 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Antoine was the child of Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS.

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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Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ married

Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS
Marriage date: 3 May 1751
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS

Children of Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born: abt. 1752, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LAVALLEE 3 November 1773 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Catherine GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 January 1820, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Joseph CREVIER 5 February 1776 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born: 15 December 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARTIER 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1717
5 October 1717
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ and Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS 3 May 1751, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 33 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 15 December 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 43 years old.

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