Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

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15 February 1735 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

20 February 1807 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE Madeleine DEMERS

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Born: 15 February 1735 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Madeleine DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Robert DEMERS , Marie-Madeleine JETTE

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Catherine married Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS 20 October 1760 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS was born abt. 1729 in Romain, Jura, Franche-Comté, France. Denis died 19 April 1815 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).

Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE died 20 February 1807 in L'Acadie, 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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Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE married

Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS
Marriage date: 20 October 1760
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada

Children of Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS and Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

Madeleine FARDET (FORDAIS)

Born: 3 November 1767, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1857, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Francois BOULAY 27 April 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS)

Born: 31 October 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 December 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: René GREGOIRE 5 July 1790 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite FARDET (FORDAIS) dite COMPTOIS

Born: 19 January 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GUERIN 21 November 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1735
15 February 1735
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE and Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS 20 October 1760 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine FARDET (FORDAIS) was born 3 November 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) was born 31 October 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 36 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite FARDET (FORDAIS) dite COMPTOIS was born 19 January 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FARDET (FORDAIS) married 27 April 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Francois BOULAY

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FARDET (FORDAIS) married 5 July 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to René GREGOIRE

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FARDET (FORDAIS) dite COMPTOIS married 21 November 1796 , L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre GUERIN

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