Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE

(b. 2 January 1724 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1806 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )

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Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE was born 2 January 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE was the child of Etienne LADOUCEUR dit LAMADELEINE and Jeanne BOURCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vivien LAMADELEINE dit LADOUCEUR and Marie GODIN dite CHÂTILLON (maternal) Jean BOURCIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marthe THIBODEAU

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

Josephte married Etienne LEGER 7 January 1741 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne LEGER was born 4 August 1711 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Etienne died 13 October 1803 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal). Etienne was the child of Pierre LEGER and Jeanne BOILARD.

Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE died 2 June 1806 in Île-Perrot, 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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Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE married

Etienne LEGER-- Date: 7 January 1741 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Etienne LEGER was the child of Pierre LEGER and Jeanne BOILARD

Children of Etienne LEGER and Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE:

Amable-Antoine LEGER (b.24 September 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1841, Vaudreuil, Canada East )
m. Barbe DENIS 3 April 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Josephte LEGER (b.4 July 1760, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada d. 15 June 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Paul SABOURIN 23 December 1779 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1724 Birth
2 January 1724
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE and Etienne LEGER 7 January 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Amable-Antoine LEGER was born 24 September 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 32 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte LEGER was born 4 July 1760, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 36 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEGER married 23 December 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pierre-Paul SABOURIN

1780 Marriage of Child
Amable-Antoine LEGER married 3 April 1780, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Barbe DENIS

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

1791 Death of Child
Josephte LEGER died 15 June 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Josephte was 67 years old.

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

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne LEGER died 13 October 1803, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

1806 Death
2 June 1806
Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 82.

Added: 6/2/2016 12:09:55 PM - Updated: 8/4/2020 9:33:01 AM