Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN

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6 March 1756 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1832 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

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Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN Veronique MORISSEAU

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Born: 6 March 1756 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Veronique MORISSEAU

Paternal grandparents: André SERRE dit ST-JEAN , Marie-Anne BOILARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORISSEAU , Catherine CAILLONNEAU

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Veronique married Pierre LEMAY 9 October 1775 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LEMAY was born 20 June 1754 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pierre died 20 August 1834 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Pierre was the child of Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND.

Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN died 21 August 1832 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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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Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN married

Pierre LEMAY
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LEMAY was the child of Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND

Children of Pierre LEMAY and Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN

Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME

Born: 6 November 1780, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 December 1850, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Cecilia TREMBLAY 3 July 1821 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1756
6 March 1756
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN and Pierre LEMAY 9 October 1775, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.