Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

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25 November 1702 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 August 1770 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE Marie-Marguerite ROY

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Born: 25 November 1702 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE

Mother: Marie-Marguerite ROY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Catherine DUCHARME

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Marie-Catherine married Rene BOURASSA 28 September 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Rene BOURASSA was born 21 December 1688 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Rene died 6 September 1778 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Rene was the child of François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER.

Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE died 29 August 1770 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE married

Rene BOURASSA
Marriage date: 28 September 1721
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Rene BOURASSA was the child of François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER

Children of Rene BOURASSA and Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

Rene-Clement BOURASSA

Born: 17 September 1722, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Ignace BOURASSA

Born: 19 May 1724, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1779, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable BOURASSA

Born: 1 August 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France

François-Marie BOURASSA

Born: 15 August 1733, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Charlotte Catherine Ambroisine BOURASSA

Born: 13 June 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1818, Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory

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Birth — 1702
25 November 1702
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE and Rene BOURASSA 28 September 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Rene-Clement BOURASSA was born 17 September 1722, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 19 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Ignace BOURASSA was born 19 May 1724, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Amable BOURASSA was born 1 August 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
François-Marie BOURASSA was born 15 August 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.

1734 Death of Child
François-Marie BOURASSA died 18 May 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Charlotte Catherine Ambroisine BOURASSA was born 13 June 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine was 32 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.

Death — 1770
29 August 1770
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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