Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE

(b. 31 March 1740 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1781 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE was born 31 March 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE was the child of Louis ROY dit PORTELANCE and Angélique ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PORTELANCE and Anne FORGUES (maternal) Jean-François ALLAIRE and Anne LABBE

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

Marie married Jean-Marie DUCHARME 3 August 1761 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie DUCHARME was born 19 July 1723 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Jean-Marie died 20 July 1807 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Jean-Marie was the child of Joseph DUCHARME and Therese TROTTIER.

Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE died 13 December 1781 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Ducharme Jean-Marie

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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 ROY dite PORTELANCE married

Jean-Marie DUCHARME-- Date: 3 August 1761 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada
Jean-Marie DUCHARME was the child of Joseph DUCHARME and Therese TROTTIER

Children of Jean-Marie DUCHARME and Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE:

Louis DUCHARME (b.2 September 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ursule CHARLEBOIS 4 August 1806 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1740 Birth
31 March 1740
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie ROY dite PORTELANCE and Jean-Marie DUCHARME 3 August 1761, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

She was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis DUCHARME was born 2 September 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie was 38 years old.