Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM

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abt. 1735 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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5 October 1765 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1735 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Louise-Marie married Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 6 February 1758 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 7 October 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 25 January 1785 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL.

Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM died 5 October 1765 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .

adopted daughter of Pierre dit Desmarais Abraham & Marie Josephte Joyal

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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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Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM married

Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 6 February 1758
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL

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Louis was the adopted daughter of Joseph's biological parents

Children:

MARIE-LOUISE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. December 27, 1758.

MICHEL ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. May 21, 1762, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska; d. June 30, 1762, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska.

PIERRE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. September 21, 1760, Yamaska, St. Michel.

Children of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM

Marie-Anne DESMARAIS

Born: 18 July 1764, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste FREMONT (FREMEAUX) 18 August 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BENOIT 25 February 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ignace DESMARAIS dit ABRAHAM

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Claire FORCIER 24 October 1785 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Louise-Marie COURVILLE dite ABRAHAM and Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 6 February 1758, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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.