Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

(b. 4 February 1723 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1768 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born 4 February 1723 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and 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) 5 children. Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 10 July 1718 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jacques died 26 February 1781 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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married

Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA-- Date: 25 April 1744 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

Children of Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS:

Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Amable FLEURY 4 February 1788 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (b.1 May 1752, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste EMERY dit CODERRE 6 October 1777 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER (b.15 January 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 4 February 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (b.24 November 1760, Sorel, Canada d. 6 November 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph SALVAIL 26 February 1781 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine ANTAYA dit PELLETIER (b.12 July 1763, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève CARDIN dite LOISEAU 11 August 1788 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
L'église de Saint-François-du-Lac (exterior)
Église de Saint-François-Xavier
440, rue Notre-Dame, Saint-François-du-Lac, QUÉBEC
Established 1714

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1723 Birth
4 February 1723
Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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

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)

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

Marguerite was 33 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.