Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Born

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

Died

12 December 1767 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Parents of Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Father

Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother

Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Paternal grandparents

Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Marie BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Antoine DUBOIS dit LAVIOLETTE Louise PLUMEREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married

Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 31 January 1757
Marriage 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

Born: 28 December 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François GROULX 13 October 1777 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste THEORET

Born: 16 February 1759, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte FORTIER 19 February 1781 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite THEORET

Born: 14 August 1765, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 December 1823, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GROULX 21 October 1782 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1734
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.