Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

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6 January 1729 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1767 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

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Born: 6 January 1729 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Mother: Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL , Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

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Charlotte married Basile PLOUFFE 10 January 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Basile PLOUFFE was born 9 November 1720 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Basile died 17 January 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Basile was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU.

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died abt. 1767 in Québec Province, 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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Spouse & Children of Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

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Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married

Basile PLOUFFE
Marriage date: 10 January 1746
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Basile PLOUFFE was the child of Jean PLOUFFE and Marie CHAPACOU

Children of Basile PLOUFFE and Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Madeleine PLOUFFE

Born: 29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Francois GRENIER 7 January 1772 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Basile PLOUFFE

Born: 17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1798, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique BERGERON 9 January 1775 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE

Born: 25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable-Madeleine DUPRÉ 9 October 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE

Born: 25 March 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1844, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Madeleine MAHEU 1 October 1798 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1729
6 January 1729
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE and Basile PLOUFFE 10 January 1746 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 17 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine PLOUFFE was born 29 October 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charlotte was 17 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Basile PLOUFFE was born 17 February 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte was 23 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Paul PLOUFFE was born 25 June 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte was 31 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.