Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON

Born

8 February 1739 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1783 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

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Born: 8 February 1739 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON

Mother: Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON , Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX , Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Marie-Agathe married Simon-Emery ALLARD 17 January 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Simon-Emery ALLARD was born 18 November 1739 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Simon-Emery died 19 July 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Simon-Emery was the child of Joseph-Emery ALLARD and Jeanne GUERTIN.

Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON died 19 April 1783 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON married

Simon-Emery ALLARD
Marriage date: 17 January 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Simon-Emery ALLARD was the child of Joseph-Emery ALLARD and Jeanne GUERTIN

Children of Simon-Emery ALLARD and Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON

Marie-Louise ALLARD

Born: 31 January 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT 23 September 1782 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe ALLARD

Born: 16 January 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1841, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT 15 October 1787 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Françoise ALLARD

Born: 29 November 1769, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Michel ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) 20 October 1788 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
8 February 1739
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON and Simon-Emery ALLARD 17 January 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ALLARD was born 31 January 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ALLARD was born 16 January 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Françoise ALLARD was born 29 November 1769, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 30 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.