Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE

(b. 20 June 1733 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 27 November 1808 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE was born 20 June 1733 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON

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

Marguerite married Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN 30 January 1758 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN was born abt. 1721 in France. Jean died 6 May 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).

Marguerite married (2) Toussaint POIRIER 14 February 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . Toussaint POIRIER was born 1 November 1750 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Toussaint was the child of Jacques POIRIER and Marie LAROCQUE dite COUILLARD.

Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE died 27 November 1808 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.

m. Catafard Jean
m. Poirier Toussaint

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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 ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE married

Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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Toussaint POIRIER-- Date: 14 February 1774 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Toussaint POIRIER was the child of Jacques POIRIER and Marie LAROCQUE dite COUILLARD

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1733 Birth
20 June 1733
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE and Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN 30 January 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 24 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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean CATAFARD dit BLONDIN died 6 May 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROCAN (ROQUAN) dite LAVILLE and Toussaint POIRIER 14 February 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

She was 40 years old.

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.