Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE

(b. 21 July 1709 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1789 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was born 21 July 1709 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Madeleine GUILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Honore MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marguerite LAMIRAULT (maternal) Vincent GUILLOT and Isabelle (Elisabeth) BLAIS (BLAY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie LEGARE 29 October 1732 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEGARE was born 19 March 1710 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 20 September 1754 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie was the child of Nicolas LEGARE and Anne DUPRÉ.

Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE died 1 June 1789 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE married

Marie LEGARE-- Date: 29 October 1732 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie LEGARE was the child of Nicolas LEGARE and Anne DUPRÉ

Children of Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie LEGARE:

Marie-Louise MARTEL (b.7 May 1742, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1822, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Michel RAPIDIEUX 22 February 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1709 Birth
21 July 1709
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie LEGARE 29 October 1732, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MARTEL was born 7 May 1742, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis was 32 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie LEGARE died 20 September 1754, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MARTEL married 22 February 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Michel RAPIDIEUX

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.

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.