Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Born

21 March 1745 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1820 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ Marie-Josephe DEMERS

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Born: 21 March 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Julien ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marie-Josephe DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROUSSEAU dit LABONTÉ , Jeanne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) , Marie-Barbe BROSSEAU

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Marie-Josephe married Pierre BÉTOURNAY 28 May 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre BÉTOURNAY was born 20 January 1726 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Pierre died 22 November 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Anne-Josephe-Jeanne BOYER.

Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ died 22 March 1820 in Saint-Constant, 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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Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ married

Pierre BÉTOURNAY
Marriage date: 28 May 1764
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BÉTOURNAY was the child of Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Anne-Josephe-Jeanne BOYER

Children of Pierre BÉTOURNAY and Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ

Josephte BÉTOURNAY

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: René DUPUIS 26 November 1787 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charlotte BÉTOURNAY

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint MAILLOUX 23 June 1800 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1745
21 March 1745
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe ROUSSEAU dite LABONTÉ and Pierre BÉTOURNAY 28 May 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 19 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.