Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN

Born

11 January 1716 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 November 1777 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LEGER Jeanne BOILARD

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Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN was born 11 January 1716 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN was the child of Pierre LEGER and Jeanne BOILARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BOILARD (BOISLARD) and Jeanne MARANDEAU (MARANDA)

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Paul married Louise EMOND 30 October 1741 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . Louise EMOND was born 21 June 1719 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise died 28 May 1786 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste EMOND and Louise-Marguerite GIBEAU.

Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN died 20 November 1777 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Emond Louise

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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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Louise EMOND-- Date: 30 October 1741 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Louise EMOND was the child of Jean-Baptiste EMOND and Louise-Marguerite GIBEAU

Children of Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN and Louise EMOND

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1716 Birth
11 January 1716
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Paul LEGER dit PARISIEN and Louise EMOND 30 October 1741 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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.

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.