Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Born

May 1771 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 January 1841 , Verchères, Canada East

Marie-Louise married Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 8 February 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 9 December 1754 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Michel died 23 July 1844 in Verchères, Canada East . Michel was the child of Joachim TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Barbe TRUDEAU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Parents of Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Father

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

Mother

Marie-Louise PETIT

Grandparents of Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE Madeleine LEDUC

Maternal grandparents

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE married

Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME
Marriage date: 8 February 1790
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was the child of Joachim TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Barbe TRUDEAU

Children of Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Marie-Louise TETREAU dite DUCHARME

Born: 22 January 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1853, Varennes, Canada East

Married: Basile CHAPUT 11 January 1808 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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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 — 1771
May 1771
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE and Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 8 February 1790 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TETREAU dite DUCHARME was born 22 January 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise was 19 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TETREAU dite DUCHARME married 11 January 1808, Verchères, Lower Canada to Basile CHAPUT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England