Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA

Born

2 November 1716 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

16 September 1797 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU)

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Born: 2 November 1716 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU)

Paternal grandparents: François BLAIN dit HABLIN , Jeanne BARBIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean LUMINEAU (MINEAU) , Marie QUEVILLON

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Marie-Marthe married Jean CHAUVIN 16 May 1732 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean CHAUVIN was born 18 February 1705 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean died 5 August 1764 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean was the child of Jean CHAUVIN and Madeleine COURTOIS.

Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA died 16 September 1797 in Boucherville, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA

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Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA married

Jean CHAUVIN
Marriage date: 16 May 1732
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean CHAUVIN was the child of Jean CHAUVIN and Madeleine COURTOIS

Children of Jean CHAUVIN and Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA

André CHAUVIN

Born: 30 November 1734, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse HUET dite DULUDE 23 August 1762 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Madeleine CHAUVIN

Born: 11 April 1739, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1783, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 12 July 1755 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN

Born: 22 August 1741, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine FONTAINE 15 September 1783 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1716
2 November 1716
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe BLAIN dite LUMINA and Jean CHAUVIN 16 May 1732 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 15 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
André CHAUVIN was born 30 November 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Marthe was 18 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Madeleine CHAUVIN was born 11 April 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Marthe was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN was born 22 August 1741, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Marthe was 24 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CHAUVIN married 12 July 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

1762 Marriage of Child
André CHAUVIN married 23 August 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Thérèse HUET dite DULUDE

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean CHAUVIN died 5 August 1764, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.

1783 Death of Child
Madeleine CHAUVIN died 5 January 1783, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Marthe was 66 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN married 15 September 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Catherine FONTAINE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

Death — 1797
16 September 1797
Boucherville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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