Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE

(b. 3 September 1726 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1786 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE was born 3 September 1726 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Jeanne COULOMBE (maternal) Jean-François ALLAIRE and Anne LABBE

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL 4 February 1743 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL was born 23 October 1716 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean-Baptiste died 2 December 1778 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN and Marguerite RIVET.

Marguerite married (2) James KNITH 6 June 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . James KNITH was born abt. 1725 in England (United Kingdom).

Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE died 22 March 1786 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Normandin Jean-Baptiste

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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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Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE married

Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL-- Date: 4 February 1743 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Joseph NORMANDIN and Marguerite RIVET

Children of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE:

Jean-Marie NORMANDIN (b.15 June 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1830, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE 30 January 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE married

James KNITH-- Date: 6 June 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of James KNITH and Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE:

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1726 Birth
3 September 1726
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE and Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL 4 February 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 16 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie NORMANDIN was born 15 June 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 27 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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie NORMANDIN married 30 January 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL died 2 December 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PAQUET dite LAVALLEE and James KNITH 6 June 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 58 years old.

1786 Death
22 March 1786
Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 59.

Added: 1/17/2018 3:07:33 PM - Updated: 2/23/2020 10:54:40 AM