Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE

Born

12 October 1715 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1794 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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Born: 12 October 1715 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE

Mother: Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean PORTELANCE , Anne FORGUES

Maternal grandparents: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE , Marie-Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marie-Jeanne married Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada. Louis was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD.

Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE died 7 January 1794 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE married

Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE
Marriage date: abt. 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE

Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

Born: 29 January 1742, Deschaillons, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE 1761 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Born: 23 January 1746, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1774, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) 27 January 1766 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1715
12 October 1715
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1742 Birth of Child
François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born 29 January 1742, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Marie-Jeanne was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 23 January 1746, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Jeanne was 30 years old.

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

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married 27 January 1766, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD)

1774 Death of Child
Agathe CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 14 June 1774, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Jeanne was 58 years old.

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.