Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Born

3 November 1737 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Died

9 August 1786 , St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Amable married Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis VOLIGNY was born abt. 1730 in France. Louis died 3 August 1817 in St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada.

Parents & Family of Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Parents of Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Father

Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN

Mother

Michelle BOUTON

Grandparents of Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Paternal grandparents

Jean LECLERC Marie-Claire LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BOUTON Marthe FRECHET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN married

Louis VOLIGNY
Marriage date: 29 September 1760
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada

Children of Louis VOLIGNY and Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

Marie-Michelle VOLIGNY

Born: 17 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Vital LUPIEN 13 February 1792 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Josephte VOLIGNY

Born: 18 March 1766, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1857, Maskinongé, Canada East

Married: Pierre BERNIER 8 January 1798 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1737
3 November 1737
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN and Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Michelle VOLIGNY was born 17 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Amable was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte VOLIGNY was born 18 March 1766, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Amable 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.