Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE

(b. 18 August 1716 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1794 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 18 August 1716 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephe ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL (maternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 11 January 1740 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 14 March 1718 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Renee died 22 December 1754 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Renee was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Agathe MARTEL 26 April 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Agathe MARTEL was born 3 July 1733 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE.

Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE died 22 February 1794 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.

m. Dessureau Renee
m. Martel Agathe

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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 Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE

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Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married

Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 11 January 1740 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX):

Marie-Therese CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (b.11 August 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1816, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine LEVEILLE dit LOCAS 20 January 1766 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Angelique CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE (b.16 September 1748, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1825, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Eustache RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE 10 May 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE married

Agathe MARTEL-- Date: 26 April 1756 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Agathe MARTEL was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Agathe MARTEL:

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1716 Birth
18 August 1716
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 11 January 1740 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE was born 11 August 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Angelique CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE was born 16 September 1748, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Renee DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 22 December 1754, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Agathe MARTEL 26 April 1756, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 39 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE married 20 January 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Antoine LEVEILLE dit LOCAS

1768 Marriage of Child
Angelique CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE married 10 May 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Eustache RANGER dit LAVIOLETTE

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.