Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

(b. 3 July 1734 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1767 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 3 July 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD (maternal) Joseph-Antoine DUBOIS dit LAVIOLETTE and Louise PLUMEREAU

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE 31 January 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE was born 14 May 1732 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET.

Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS died 12 December 1767 in Pointe-Claire, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

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Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married

Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE-- Date: 31 January 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS:

Marie-Josephte THEORET (b.28 December 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François GROULX 13 October 1777 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste THEORET (b.16 February 1759, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte FORTIER 19 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marguerite THEORET (b.14 August 1765, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1823, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste GROULX 21 October 1782 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1734 Birth
3 July 1734
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS and Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE 31 January 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 22 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte THEORET was born 28 December 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THEORET was born 16 February 1759, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte was 24 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite THEORET was born 14 August 1765, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.