Marie-Josephte BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

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6 October 1709 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1781 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD Gabrielle BARIBEAU

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Born: 6 October 1709 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

Mother: Gabrielle BARIBEAU

Maternal grandparents: François BARIBEAU , Perrine MOREAU

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Marie-Josephte married Etienne LAFOND 13 January 1738 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne LAFOND was born 27 November 1707 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Etienne was the child of Pierre-Etienne LAFOND and Jeanne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU).

Marie-Josephte BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD died 30 July 1781 in La-Pérade, 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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Marie-Josephte BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD married

Etienne LAFOND
Marriage date: 13 January 1738
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Etienne LAFOND was the child of Pierre-Etienne LAFOND and Jeanne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

Children of Etienne LAFOND and Marie-Josephte BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Josephte LAFOND

Born: 5 October 1738, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1815, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 3 August 1761 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Angelique LAFOND

Born: 15 July 1742, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François Louis William LAROSE 11 August 1767 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1709
6 October 1709
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD and Etienne LAFOND 13 January 1738, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Josephte LAFOND was born 5 October 1738, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angelique LAFOND was born 15 July 1742, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Josephte was 32 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Josephte LAFOND married 3 August 1761 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Angelique LAFOND married 11 August 1767, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to François Louis William LAROSE

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.