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Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS

(b. abt. 1699 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1778 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS was born abt. 1699 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS was the child of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal) Guillaume DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Louise VITARD

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Marie-Geneviève married Paul MARTEL 22 October 1724 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Paul MARTEL was born 18 October 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Paul died 19 March 1785 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Paul was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Madeleine GUILLOT.

Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS died 4 March 1778 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of 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 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-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS

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Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS married

Paul MARTEL-- Date: 22 October 1724 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Paul MARTEL was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Madeleine GUILLOT

Children of Paul MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS:

Jacques MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE (b.28 July 1725, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1820, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte LEGENDRE 18 October 1745 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Barbe MARTEL (b.25 September 1727, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1799, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Gervais LEMAY 7 April 1750 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe MARTEL (b.8 August 1731, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean Baptiste Valentin COLE 24 September 1753 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne MARTEL (b.abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 May 1822, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Louis DEMERS 2 October 1752 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève MARTEL (b.3 August 1736, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François BOISVERT 19 August 1754 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE (b.15 September 1738, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1795, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique BARON 14 February 1757 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Joseph MARTEL (b.27 April 1742, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe DESCHARNAIS dite LANEUVILLE 21 July 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS and Paul MARTEL 22 October 1724, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1725 Birth of Child
Jacques MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was born 28 July 1725, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe MARTEL was born 25 September 1727, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MARTEL was born 8 August 1731, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève MARTEL was born 3 August 1736, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1738 Birth of Child
Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was born 15 September 1738, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTEL was born 27 April 1742, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1745 Marriage of Child
Jacques MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE married 18 October 1745, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Charlotte LEGENDRE

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe MARTEL married 7 April 1750, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Gervais LEMAY

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MARTEL married 2 October 1752, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Louis DEMERS

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe MARTEL married 24 September 1753, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste Valentin COLE

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève MARTEL married 19 August 1754 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to François BOISVERT

1757 Marriage of Child
Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE married 14 February 1757, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Angélique BARON

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTEL married 21 July 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Josephe DESCHARNAIS dite LANEUVILLE

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.