Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Born

4 February 1723 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1768 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephe JOYAL

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Born: 4 February 1723 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephe JOYAL

Paternal grandparents: René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS , Marguerite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) , Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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Marguerite married Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 25 April 1744 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 10 July 1718 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jacques was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 6 May 1768 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married

Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
Marriage date: 25 April 1744
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Antoine PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 29 January 1744, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1745, Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 19 February 1746, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 7 March 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada

Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 7 March 1749, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 1 May 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 28 January 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste EMERY dit CODERRE 6 October 1777 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 10 July 1754, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Born: 15 January 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 4 February 1799 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 24 November 1760, Sorel, Canada
Died: 6 November 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SALVAIL 26 February 1781 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Born: 12 July 1763, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève CARDIN dite LOISEAU 11 August 1788 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 10 February 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 February 1833, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Amable FLEURY 4 February 1788 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1723
4 February 1723
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS and Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 25 April 1744, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS - 1744 marriage

1744 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1744 Birth of Child
Antoine PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 29 January 1744, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 19 February 1746, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 7 March 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 7 March 1749, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 1 May 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 10 July 1754, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER was born 15 January 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1757 Death of Child
Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA died 3 February 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 24 November 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 37 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.