Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

(b. 17 May 1707 , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 May 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE was born 17 May 1707 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marie-Anne married Pierre GENEREUX 22 February 1723 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre GENEREUX was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 31 October 1778 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).

Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE died 7 May 1793 in Berthierville, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

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Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE married

Pierre GENEREUX-- Date: 22 February 1723 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Pierre GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Children of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE:

Pierre-Francois GENEREUX (b.7 January 1728, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1821, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 29 January 1753 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine GENEREUX (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jeanne HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE 19 April 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX (b.abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 March 1818, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 19 October 1767 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1707 Birth
17 May 1707
Québec Province, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE and Pierre GENEREUX 22 February 1723, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 15 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois GENEREUX was born 7 January 1728, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne was 20 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois GENEREUX married 29 January 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 19 April 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jeanne HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX married 19 October 1767 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

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.