Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

(b. 11 December 1746 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1815 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ was born 11 December 1746 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite BABIE dite DUPERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne RENOUX (maternal) Pierre BABIE dit DUPERON and Marie-Anne CREVIER

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Marie-Anne married François GILL 18 July 1768 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. François GILL was born abt. 1734 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. François died abt. 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Samuel GILL and Rosalie JAMES.

Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ died 15 February 1815 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

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Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ married

François GILL-- Date: 18 July 1768 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
François GILL was the child of Samuel GILL and Rosalie JAMES

Children of François GILL and Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ:

François-Louis GILL (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Suzanne GAMELIN 3 May 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie GILL (b.abt. 1779, , Canada d. 8 February 1852, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin HOUDE 4 November 1800 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
11 December 1746
Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ and François GILL 18 July 1768, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.