Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE

(b. 19 January 1770 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1843 , Repentigny, Canada East )

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Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE was born 19 January 1770 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE was the child of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAHAISE and Marie-Anne ARCHAMBAULT

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

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE 25 September 1786 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE was born 6 January 1761 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste died 22 July 1850 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis LONGPRE and Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE died 12 October 1843 in Repentigny, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE married

Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE-- Date: 25 September 1786 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE was the child of Louis LONGPRE and Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE and Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE:

Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE (b.28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT 14 February 1814 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1770 Birth
19 January 1770
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE and Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE 25 September 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 16 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE was born 28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE married 14 February 1814 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England