Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

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abt. 1712 , Québec Province, Canada

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Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE)Marie-Marguerite RENAUD

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Born: abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE)

Mother: Marie-Marguerite RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) , Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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Louis married Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE was born 12 October 1715 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Jeanne died 7 January 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE and Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE.

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-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE
Marriage date: abt. 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE was the child of Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE and Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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 (Quebec)

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, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

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

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