Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Born

19 January 1729 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Died

8 March 1781 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

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Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN Michelle BOUTON

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Born: 19 January 1729 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Father: Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Mother: Michelle BOUTON

Paternal grandparents: Jean LECLERC , Marie-Claire LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BOUTON , Marthe FRECHET

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Claude married Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE 25 October 1756 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE was born 23 March 1735 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite died 3 June 1804 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite was the child of Pierre LEMAITRE and Marie-Anne DECELLES dite DUCLOS.

Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN died 8 March 1781 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, 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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Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN married

Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE
Marriage date: 25 October 1756
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE was the child of Pierre LEMAITRE and Marie-Anne DECELLES dite DUCLOS

Children of Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE

Marie BLONDIN

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SAINT-PIERRE 21 August 1792 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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Birth — 1729
19 January 1729
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Marguerite LOTTINVILLE dite LEMAITRE 25 October 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 27 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.

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.