Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

(b. 1 June 1740 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1808 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 1 June 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS was the child of Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD (maternal) Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie NIQUET

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Marie-Louise married Joseph JOYAL 21 November 1763 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph JOYAL was born 29 March 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 29 December 1775 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean JOYAL and Marie-Françoise CARTIER.

Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS died 1 March 1808 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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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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Joseph JOYAL-- Date: 21 November 1763 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph JOYAL was the child of Jean JOYAL and Marie-Françoise CARTIER

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1740 Birth
1 June 1740
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS and Joseph JOYAL 21 November 1763, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph JOYAL died 29 December 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, 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.