Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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2 November 1708 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

10 May 1794 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Born: 2 November 1708 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS , Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

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Marie-Anne married Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 6 February 1736 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 24 November 1707 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marc-Antoine died 12 December 1755 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Marc-Antoine was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE.

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 10 May 1794 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE
Marriage date: 6 February 1736
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 April 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LAVALLEE 30 January 1769 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE

Born: 8 November 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1835, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LAVALLÉE 3 February 1768 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1708
2 November 1708
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 6 February 1736 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE was born 8 November 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE died 12 December 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE married 3 February 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre LAVALLÉE

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE married 30 January 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine LAVALLEE

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.