Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

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26 September 1704 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1756 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

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Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE Marie-Anne HUARD

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Born: 26 September 1704 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE

Mother: Marie-Anne HUARD

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) , Anne ÉMARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean HUARD , Anne-Marie AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Marguerite married Pierre-Bernard ROY 20 November 1730 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre-Bernard ROY was born 2 February 1706 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Pierre-Bernard died 24 March 1783 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Pierre-Bernard was the child of Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN.

Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE died 20 April 1756 in Beaumont, Canada, New France .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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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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Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE married

Pierre-Bernard ROY
Marriage date: 20 November 1730
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Pierre-Bernard ROY was the child of Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN

Children of Pierre-Bernard ROY and Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

Pierre ROY

Born: 23 October 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1804, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe TURGEON 29 January 1759 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Guillaume ROY

Born: 10 February 1740, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1800, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine GRAVEL 30 July 1764 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Louise ROY

Born: 28 April 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1811, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROYER 1 August 1763 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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Birth — 1704
26 September 1704
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE and Pierre-Bernard ROY 20 November 1730, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY was born 23 October 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Guillaume ROY was born 10 February 1740, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY was born 28 April 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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