Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE

Born

7 May 1754 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

19 February 1828 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

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Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE Marie-Anne CARDINAL

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Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 7 May 1754 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was the child of Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne CARDINAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON (maternal) Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

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Marie-Charlotte married Charles DECOSTE abt. 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles DECOSTE was born 17 October 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 8 March 1787 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Charles was the child of Charles DECOSTE and Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR.

Marie-Charlotte married (2) Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME 31 January 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME was born 1 March 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 14 August 1821 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Barthelemy LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie AUBERT dite LATOUCHE.

Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE died 19 February 1828 in Rigaud, Lower Canada .

m. DeCoste Charles
m. Lemay Pierre

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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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Charles DECOSTE-- Date: abt. 1780 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles DECOSTE was the child of Charles DECOSTE and Catherine BENETEAU dite SANSPEUR

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Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE married

Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME-- Date: 31 January 1785 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME was the child of Barthelemy LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie AUBERT dite LATOUCHE

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1754 Birth
7 May 1754
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE and Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME 31 January 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

She was 30 years old.