Louis LEMAY dit DELORME

(b. 1 July 1720 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1781 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis LEMAY dit DELORME was born 1 July 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis LEMAY dit DELORME was the child of Charles LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Elisabeth PAILLARD (PAILLE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Agnes-Madeleine GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE (maternal) Leonard PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Marie-Louise VACHON

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Louis married Marie-Anne DAGENAIS 29 October 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne DAGENAIS was born 10 February 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 9 September 1799 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre DAGENAIS and Marie-Josephe DAVID.

Louis LEMAY dit DELORME died 13 May 1781 in Montréal, 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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Marie-Anne DAGENAIS-- Date: 29 October 1743 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DAGENAIS was the child of Pierre DAGENAIS and Marie-Josephe DAVID

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1720 Birth
1 July 1720
Montréal, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Louis LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie-Anne DAGENAIS 29 October 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

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.

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.