Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

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6 October 1710 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 6 October 1710 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) , Marie-Denise DAMANÉ

Maternal grandparents: Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine GUERARD

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Alexis married Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX 21 May 1740 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was born 7 February 1716 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jeanne-Marie-Anne died 23 January 1775 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jeanne-Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE died 5 April 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

alternate birth 1 JUN 1710 in Sorel, Richelieu, 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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Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX
Marriage date: 21 May 1740
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 June 1811, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Francois PAQUET 14 January 1771 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Catherine AURÉ dite LAFERRIERE

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 January 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS 29 January 1759 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 November 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PAPIN 23 January 1775 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Married: Marie-Angélique MERAUD 2 August 1802 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1710
6 October 1710
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX 21 May 1740, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 29 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine AURÉ dite LAFERRIERE married 29 January 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise AURE dite LAFERRIERE married 14 January 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Francois PAQUET

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX died 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1775 Marriage of Child
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE married 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Madeleine PAPIN

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.

1783 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine AURÉ dite LAFERRIERE died 29 January 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 72 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1787
5 April 1787
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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