Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born

22 March 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1764 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LECLERC Marie-Claire LOISEAU

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Born: 22 March 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LECLERC

Mother: Marie-Claire LOISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Florent LECLERC , Marie GENDRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR , Jeanne-Léonarde GENEST

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Claude married Michelle BOUTON 3 February 1729 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Michelle BOUTON was born 6 June 1705 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Michelle died 2 February 1793 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Michelle was the child of Antoine BOUTON and Marthe FRECHET.

Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN died 8 August 1764 in Trois-Rivières, 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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Spouse & Children of Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

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Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN married

Michelle BOUTON
Marriage date: 3 February 1729
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Michelle BOUTON was the child of Antoine BOUTON and Marthe FRECHET

Children of Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Michelle BOUTON

Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 19 January 1729, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 8 March 1781, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE 25 October 1756 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Born: 5 July 1730, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 2 April 1809, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE 4 June 1754 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Married: Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER 21 January 1758 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 17 May 1732, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 24 September 1735, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 8 February 1799, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Amable LEMAITRE dite LOTTINVILLE 26 October 1761 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Born: 3 November 1737, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 9 August 1786, St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada

Married: Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Joseph LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 21 August 1740, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: 16 May 1819, La Visitation, Pointe-du-Lac, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada

Married: Veronique GUAY 7 February 1774 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 4 April 1742, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Ursule LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE 30 September 1765 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François-Xavier LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 3 December 1743, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born: 3 March 1746, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1706
22 March 1706
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Michelle BOUTON 3 February 1729, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 22 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 19 January 1729, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 22 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN was born 5 July 1730, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 17 May 1732, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 24 September 1735, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN was born 3 November 1737, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 31 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 21 August 1740, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 34 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 4 April 1742, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Claude was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 3 December 1743, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 37 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis LECLERC dit BLONDIN was born 3 March 1746, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 39 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN married 4 June 1754, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE

1756 Marriage of Child
Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN married 25 October 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE

1758 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN married 21 January 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN married 29 September 1760 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Louis VOLIGNY

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois LECLERC dit BLONDIN married 26 October 1761, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Amable LEMAITRE dite LOTTINVILLE

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.