Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

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15 April 1708 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1761 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS Thérèse MONDIN

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Born: 15 April 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

Mother: Thérèse MONDIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS , Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Antoine MONDIN , Marie PAVIOT

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Marguerite married Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE 8 January 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE was born 22 August 1703 in France. Pierre died 15 February 1774 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada .

Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS died 3 May 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada .
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Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS married

Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE
Marriage date: 8 January 1726
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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Children of Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE and Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Born: 2 March 1739, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1819, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine CHARRON 27 September 1762 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Born: 7 February 1742, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT 6 May 1761 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1708
15 April 1708
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS and Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE 8 January 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 17 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE was born 2 March 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE was born 7 February 1742, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

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