André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

(b. 15 January 1771 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 November 1825 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 15 January 1771 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was the child of Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) and Marie-Josephte GELINAS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

André married Ursule RIVARD 27 September 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule RIVARD was born 6 October 1768 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Ursule died 5 June 1845 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Ursule was the child of François RIVARD and Marie-Ursule LEDROIT.

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) died 22 November 1825 in Yamachiche, Lower 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 André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

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André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married

Ursule RIVARD-- Date: 27 September 1790 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule RIVARD was the child of François RIVARD and Marie-Ursule LEDROIT

Children of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Ursule RIVARD:

Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) (b.2 April 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 24 March 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent-Charles LAMY 7 January 1815 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) (b.30 December 1799, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Victoire CARON 28 October 1823 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1771 Birth
15 January 1771
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Ursule RIVARD 27 September 1790 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 19 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 2 April 1798, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

André was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 30 December 1799, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

André was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GUERIN dite LAJOIE (GERIN) married 7 January 1815, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Laurent-Charles LAMY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married 28 October 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Victoire CARON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)