Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Born

2 March 1739 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1819 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

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Born: 2 March 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Father

Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE

Mother

Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Grandparents of Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS Thérèse MONDIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Antoine CHARRON 27 September 1762 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine CHARRON was born 17 May 1739 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Antoine died 13 February 1819 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada . Antoine was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Marie-Thérèse CHARRON.

Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE died 26 August 1819 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE married

Antoine CHARRON
Marriage date: 27 September 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Antoine CHARRON was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Marie-Thérèse CHARRON

Children of Antoine CHARRON and Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

Marie-Madeleine CHARRON

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 April 1834, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Jean LACROIX 11 October 1831 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA

Born: 26 April 1773, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne GOURGON (BOURGON) 24 February 1800 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine's Québec records.

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 — 1739
2 March 1739
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE and Antoine CHARRON 27 September 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 23 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA was born 26 April 1773, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 34 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.