Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

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13 February 1738 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1802 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

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Born: 13 February 1738 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE , Marie-Renee LORION

Maternal grandparents: Joachim LOISEAU , Agnes CHICOINE

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Ambroise married Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE 30 June 1761 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 23 September 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 4 July 1820 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre GILBERT dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT.

Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE died 11 October 1802 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
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Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married

Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE
Marriage date: 30 June 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Pierre GILBERT dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT

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Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 1 May 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: 12 July 1832, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie PICHE 7 February 1785 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LAURIAULT (LORIOT) 28 September 1795 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Elisabeth TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Born: 14 April 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin LACOMBE dit BABLAN 30 June 1788 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Born: 30 November 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BOURDELAIS dit BREME 29 January 1787 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph ROBILLARD 31 July 1797 Place: Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1738
13 February 1738
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE 30 June 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 1 May 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 24 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 14 April 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 30 November 1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Ambroise was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 7 February 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie PICHE

1787 Marriage of Child
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 29 January 1787, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to François BOURDELAIS dit BREME

1788 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 30 June 1788, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin LACOMBE dit BABLAN

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Ambroise TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 28 September 1795, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Marie-Marguerite LAURIAULT (LORIOT)

1797 Marriage of Child
Thérèse TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 31 July 1797, Lanoraie, Lower Canada to Joseph ROBILLARD

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