Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE

(b. 10 May 1744 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1810 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was born 10 May 1744 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE was the child of Pierre BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE and Marie-Josephe LOISEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOTQUIN dit ST-ANDRE and Marie-Françoise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Joachim LOISEAU and Agnes CHICOINE

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

Marie-Agathe married Jean-Baptiste DEMERS 4 February 1765 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was born 21 February 1739 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste died 21 November 1824 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Etienne DEMERS and Marie-Josephte THOUIN.

Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE died 3 January 1810 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

m. Demers Jean-Baptiste

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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 Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE

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Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE married

Jean-Baptiste DEMERS-- Date: 4 February 1765 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DEMERS was the child of Etienne DEMERS and Marie-Josephte THOUIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE:

Marie-Anne DEMERS (b.26 October 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1840, Drummondville, Lower Canada )

Archange DEMERS (DUMAIS) (b.5 December 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Elisabeth DEMERS (b.1 November 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1744 Birth
10 May 1744
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe BOTQUIN dite ST-ANDRE and Jean-Baptiste DEMERS 4 February 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 26 October 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Archange DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 5 December 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEMERS was born 1 November 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 28 years old.

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.