Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Born

24 November 1757 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

26 July 1830 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 24 November 1757 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE

Mother: Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE , Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

Maternal grandparents: Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 21 September 1778 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 2 February 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste died 27 June 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Josephte AUCLAIR.

Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE died 26 July 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Spouse & Children of Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

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Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married

Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT)
Marriage date: 21 September 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Josephte AUCLAIR

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Theotiste LEREAU

Born: 13 June 1799, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jacques GAGNON 25 January 1819 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1757
24 November 1757
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE and Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 21 September 1778, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Theotiste LEREAU was born 13 June 1799, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 41 years old.

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

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Theotiste LEREAU married 25 January 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jacques GAGNON

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)