Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON

Born

13 September 1729 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1757 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU

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Born: 13 September 1729 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François COLLERET dit BOURGIGNON

Mother: Marie-Josephte DRAPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean DRAPEAU dit LAFORGE , Madeleine-Françoise PILET

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Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER 13 January 1755 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER was born 10 June 1719 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Jean-Baptiste died 12 October 1802 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER and Angélique LABELLE.

Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON died 11 April 1757 in Montréal, 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
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)

A Glimpse into the Life of an 18th Century Québécois Woman: Navigating the Challenges of Mid-1700s

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Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON married

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER
Marriage date: 13 January 1755
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER and Angélique LABELLE

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Sault-aux-Récollet

Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER and Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON

Marie-Amable ÉTHIER

Born: 25 February 1756 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1834, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Anonyme ETHIER

Born: 11 April 1757, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1757, Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1729
13 September 1729
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON and Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER dit LECUYER 13 January 1755 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 25 years old.

Madeleine COLLERET dite BOURGIGNON - 1755 marriage

1755 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ÉTHIER was born 25 February 1756 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Madeleine was 26 years old.