Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR

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1 January 1744 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

1 April 1817 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER

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Born: 1 January 1744 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR

Mother: Marie-Cecile CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT , Anne THIBAULT

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Nicolas married Marguerite GABORIAU 21 September 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GABORIAU was born 30 August 1749 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite died 30 January 1784 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Marguerite-Françoise BOILEAU.

Nicolas married (2) Angélique GERVAIS 7 February 1785 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GERVAIS was born abt. 1764 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Angélique died 23 May 1840 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Alexis GERVAIS and Angélique PATENAUDE.

Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR died 1 April 1817 in Saint-Luc, 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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Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR married

Marguerite GABORIAU
Marriage date: 21 September 1767
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GABORIAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Marguerite-Françoise BOILEAU

Children of Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Marguerite GABORIAU

Louis MAGNY

Born: 3 August 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte FOURNIER 21 September 1795 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine MANY

Born: 3 January 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie GUILLOT dite LYONNAIS 2 October 1804 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR married

Angélique GERVAIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1785
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique GERVAIS was the child of Alexis GERVAIS and Angélique PATENAUDE

Children of Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Angélique GERVAIS

Angélique MAGNY

Born: 13 January 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 25 March 1861, Saint-Luc, Canada East

Married: Pierre BENOIT 2 October 1815 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
1 January 1744
Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Marguerite GABORIAU 21 September 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louis MAGNY was born 3 August 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Nicolas was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Antoine MANY was born 3 January 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GABORIAU died 30 January 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas MAGNY dit LADOUCEUR and Angélique GERVAIS 7 February 1785, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Angélique MAGNY was born 13 January 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Nicolas was 50 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Louis MAGNY married 21 September 1795, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charlotte FOURNIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine MANY married 2 October 1804, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie GUILLOT dite LYONNAIS

1815 Marriage of Child
Angélique MAGNY married 2 October 1815, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Pierre BENOIT

Death — 1817
1 April 1817
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.

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