Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE

(b. 4 April 1715 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1779 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE was born 4 April 1715 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE was the child of Pierre PIVIN and Claudine FACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PIVIN dit LARECOMPENSE and Marie BÉRARD (BIRARD) (maternal) Nicolas FACHE and Catherine SURET

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Marie-Thérèse married Louis-Toussaint GIROUX 2 September 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Toussaint GIROUX was born 13 September 1697 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis-Toussaint died 7 October 1775 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis-Toussaint was the child of Toussaint GIROUX and Thérèse DAUPHIN.

Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE died 31 January 1779 in Beauport, Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE

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Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE married

Louis-Toussaint GIROUX-- Date: 2 September 1743 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Louis-Toussaint GIROUX was the child of Toussaint GIROUX and Thérèse DAUPHIN

Children of Louis-Toussaint GIROUX and Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE:

Louis GIROUX (b.26 October 1748, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1820, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER) 8 February 1768 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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1715 Birth
4 April 1715
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE and Louis-Toussaint GIROUX 2 September 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis GIROUX was born 26 October 1748, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Thérèse was 33 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Louis GIROUX married 8 February 1768, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER)

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Toussaint GIROUX died 7 October 1775, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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.