Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD

(b. 30 June 1768 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 July 1797 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD was born 30 June 1768 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Rene BEAUDRY dit DESMARETS and Thérèse CORBIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene BEAUDRY dit DESMARETS and Marie-Charlotte LEPELLE (maternal) André CORBIN and Louise-Antoinette PETIT

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Marie-Josephe married Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) 31 March 1788 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 27 February 1765 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 18 December 1838 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Amable DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Geneviève DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN.

Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD died 14 July 1797 in Berthierville, 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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Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD married

Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE)-- Date: 31 March 1788 Place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
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Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) was the child of Amable DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Geneviève DUVERNAY dite ST-GERMAIN

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1768 Birth
30 June 1768
Trois-Rivières, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BEAUDRY dite SOULARD and Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) 31 March 1788, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 19 years old.