André NADON dit LETOURNEAU

Born

10 March 1718 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1778 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU Catherine LABELLE

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Born: 10 March 1718 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Catherine LABELLE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LABELLE , Anne CHARBONNEAU

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André married Marguerite MAISONNEUVE 13 June 1746 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was born 8 September 1724 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite died 9 September 1798 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES.

André NADON dit LETOURNEAU died 30 June 1778 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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 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 André NADON dit LETOURNEAU

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André NADON dit LETOURNEAU married

Marguerite MAISONNEUVE
Marriage date: 13 June 1746
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES

Children of André NADON dit LETOURNEAU and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE

Amable NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 26 July 1753, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1817, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange DESBIENS 24 June 1782 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis-Joseph NADON dit LETOURNEAU

Born: 7 October 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1826, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Madeleine MONET 23 May 1780 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1718
10 March 1718
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
André NADON dit LETOURNEAU and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE 13 June 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU was born 26 July 1753, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

André was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph NADON dit LETOURNEAU was born 7 October 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

André was 39 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.

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.