Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE

Born

19 October 1695 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1788 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

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Born: 19 October 1695 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE , Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Louis PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) , Marie-Reine CHARPENTIER

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Marthe married Jean MORIER 17 February 1716 in Québec, Canada, New France . Jean MORIER was born 12 November 1692 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jean was the child of Jean MORIER and Marie MINEAU.

Marthe married (2) Jean-Baptiste BELANGER 13 November 1753 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste BELANGER was born 19 November 1713 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste died 13 April 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE died 16 January 1788 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Belanger Jean-Baptiste
m. Morier Jean

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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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Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE married

Jean MORIER
Marriage date: 17 February 1716
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean MORIER was the child of Jean MORIER and Marie MINEAU

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Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE married

Jean-Baptiste BELANGER
Marriage date: 13 November 1753
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER

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Birth — 1695
19 October 1695
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE and Jean MORIER 17 February 1716 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE and Jean-Baptiste BELANGER 13 November 1753 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 58 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.