Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

Born

19 November 1702 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1785 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE Catherine DUMAS

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Born: 19 November 1702 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

Mother: Catherine DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: René CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAVERDIÈRE , Anne LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Marguerite FOY

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Marguerite married Pierre PLANTE 4 March 1726 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre PLANTE was born 14 September 1698 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 20 October 1772 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jacques PLANTE and Geneviève DUCHESNE.

Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE died 3 May 1785 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE married

Pierre PLANTE
Marriage date: 4 March 1726
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre PLANTE was the child of Jacques PLANTE and Geneviève DUCHESNE

Children of Pierre PLANTE and Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

Marie-Geneviève PLANTE

Born: 15 December 1726, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 8 April 1803, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques BILODEAU 17 November 1750 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques PLANTE

Born: 24 March 1740, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Charlotte GUYON 11 February 1771 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Noel PLANTE

Born: 23 February 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1826, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite JOUBERT 16 February 1789 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1702
19 November 1702
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE and Pierre PLANTE 4 March 1726 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 23 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PLANTE was born 15 December 1726, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jacques PLANTE was born 24 March 1740, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel PLANTE was born 23 February 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève PLANTE married 17 November 1750, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jacques BILODEAU

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jacques PLANTE married 11 February 1771, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte GUYON

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PLANTE died 20 October 1772, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.