Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

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abt. 1746 , Québec Province, Canada

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29 November 1829 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

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Born: abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada

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

Mother: Jeanne-Marie-Anne GENEREUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE , Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GENEREUX , Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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Alexis married Madeleine PAPIN 23 January 1775 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine PAPIN was born 2 November 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died January 1801 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine was the child of Pierre PAPIN and Catherine GUICHARD dite BARONET.

Alexis married (2) Marie-Angélique MERAUD 2 August 1802 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique MERAUD was born 20 July 1743 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Angélique died 10 June 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Angélique was the child of Mathurin MERAUD and Therese HARNOIS.

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE died 29 November 1829 in Berthierville, 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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Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE married

Madeleine PAPIN
Marriage date: 23 January 1775
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PAPIN was the child of Pierre PAPIN and Catherine GUICHARD dite BARONET

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Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

Born: 16 September 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1850, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Catherine LAVALLÉE 15 July 1811 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE married

Marie-Angélique MERAUD
Marriage date: 2 August 1802
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Angélique MERAUD was the child of Mathurin MERAUD and Therese HARNOIS

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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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Madeleine PAPIN 23 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 16 September 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

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

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

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine PAPIN died January 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Alexis HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Angélique MERAUD 2 August 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1811 Marriage of Child
Henry HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE married 15 July 1811, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Catherine LAVALLÉE

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique MERAUD died 10 June 1813, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
29 November 1829
Berthierville, Lower Canada

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