Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE

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30 December 1697 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1737 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

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Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE Elisabeth PEPIN

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Born: 30 December 1697 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Elisabeth PEPIN

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE , Jeanne MECHIN

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Louis married Marie-Josette DUPUIS 14 August 1731 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josette DUPUIS was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josette died 7 November 1743 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josette was the child of François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE died 24 November 1737 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France .
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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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Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE married

Marie-Josette DUPUIS
Marriage date: 14 August 1731
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josette DUPUIS was the child of François DUPUIS dit JOLICOEUR and Marguerite BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Birth — 1697
30 December 1697
Champlain, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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Louis ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josette DUPUIS 14 August 1731, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 33 years old.