Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

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4 February 1761 , Yamaska, Canada

Died

16 July 1814 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU

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Born: 4 February 1761 in Yamaska, Canada

Father: Joseph-Placide THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ

Mother: Marie-Agathe PARENTEAU

Paternal grandparents: Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ , Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU , Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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Agathe married Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 16 October 1780 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Olivier-François NADEAU and Marguerite FORCIER.

Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ died 16 July 1814 in Yamaska, 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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Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ married

Jean-Baptiste NADEAU
Marriage date: 16 October 1780
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste NADEAU was the child of Olivier-François NADEAU and Marguerite FORCIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

Marie NADEAU

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 March 1828, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 20 January 1806 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1761
4 February 1761
Yamaska, Canada

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Agathe THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ and Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 16 October 1780 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 19 years old.