Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL

(b. 18 May 1715 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1777 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL was born 18 May 1715 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL was the child of Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN and Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE 18 February 1738 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was born 11 June 1711 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Michel died 21 December 1767 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Michel was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE.

Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL died 20 August 1777 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dulignon Michel

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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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Family and Children of Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL

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Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL married

Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE-- Date: 18 February 1738 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was the child of Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Marguerite GERLAISE

Children of Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE and Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL:

Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE (b.6 May 1740, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1807, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX 14 October 1765 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1715 Birth
18 May 1715
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LABRECHE dite DEZIEL and Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE 18 February 1738, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 22 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE was born 6 May 1740, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Catherine was 24 years old.

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

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE married 14 October 1765, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Josephte LEMAITRE dite BELLENOIX

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE died 21 December 1767, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.