Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ

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27 May 1708 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1764 , Québec Province, Canada

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Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP

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Born: 27 May 1708 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ

Mother: Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents: Jean BEAUCHAMP , Marie-Jeanne LOISEL (LOISELLE)

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Marie-Catherine married Bernard CROTEAU 11 August 1728 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bernard CROTEAU was born 18 June 1706 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Bernard was the child of Louis CROTEAU and Marie-Louise BORDELEAU.

Marie-Catherine married (2) Louis GRATTON 5 November 1756 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Louis GRATTON was born 7 March 1703 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Louis died 19 March 1761 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Louis was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Anne PERRON.

Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ died abt. 1764 in Québec Province, 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-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ married

Bernard CROTEAU
Marriage date: 11 August 1728
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Bernard CROTEAU was the child of Louis CROTEAU and Marie-Louise BORDELEAU

Children of Bernard CROTEAU and Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ

Charlotte CROTEAU

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 February 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Esprit SENET (SENEZ) 7 May 1764 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ married

Louis GRATTON
Marriage date: 5 November 1756
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Louis GRATTON was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Anne PERRON

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Birth — 1708
27 May 1708
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ and Bernard CROTEAU 11 August 1728, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 20 years old.

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ and Louis GRATTON 5 November 1756, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 48 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis GRATTON died 19 March 1761, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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.

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