Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE

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30 August 1722 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1762 , Sorel, Canada

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François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE Geneviève BENOIT

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Born: 30 August 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE

Mother: Geneviève BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE , Nicole CHANDOISEAU

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Marie married Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC 2 July 1742 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC was born 5 August 1714 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Nicolas GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie-Louise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Marie married (2) Pierre COCHU 8 January 1757 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Pierre COCHU was born 27 July 1699 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre died 7 February 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Jacques COCHU and Marie MORIN.

Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE died 12 March 1762 in Sorel, 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 JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE married

Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC
Marriage date: 2 July 1742
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC was the child of Nicolas GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie-Louise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE

Marie-Charlotte GLADU

Born: 19 June 1745, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Athanase LEFEBVRE 14 February 1793 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE married

Pierre COCHU
Marriage date: 8 January 1757
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Pierre COCHU was the child of Jacques COCHU and Marie MORIN

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Birth — 1722
30 August 1722
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE and Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC 2 July 1742, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 19 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GLADU was born 19 June 1745, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie was 22 years old.

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE and Pierre COCHU 8 January 1757, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 34 years old.