Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE

(b. 16 February 1735 , France d. 19 September 1817 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE was born 16 February 1735 in France

Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE was the child of ? and ?

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Charles married Marianne LAHAISE 22 June 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marianne LAHAISE was born 4 November 1746 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marianne died 28 January 1825 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marianne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT.

Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE died 19 September 1817 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .

son of Vincent Mercier and Catherine Gossard

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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)

Family and Children of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE

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Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE married

Marianne LAHAISE-- Date: 22 June 1761 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Marianne LAHAISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE:

Apolline MERCIER dite LAJOIE (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE 19 June 1786 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE (b.19 January 1770, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1843, Repentigny, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE 25 September 1786 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE (b.29 May 1777, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1821, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 17 November 1800 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1735 Birth
16 February 1735
France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE 22 June 1761 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE was born 19 January 1770, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 34 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE was born 29 May 1777, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Apolline MERCIER dite LAJOIE married 19 June 1786, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE married 25 September 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph MERCIER dit LAJOIE married 17 November 1800, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE