Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU

(b. 10 August 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1780 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France

Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU

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Madeleine married François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 26 November 1742 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 8 June 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François died 29 October 1776 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ.

Madeleine married (2) Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL 18 August 1777 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL was born 2 February 1721 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Dorothee GRATTON.

Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU died 27 October 1780 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Gauthier Francois
m. Gravel 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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Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU married

François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE-- Date: 26 November 1742 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ

Children of François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU:

Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.13 February 1748, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1811, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne GRAVEL 23 January 1775 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.11 June 1750, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1776, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER 26 January 1767 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU married

Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL-- Date: 18 August 1777 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL and Dorothee GRATTON

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1721 Birth
10 August 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU and François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 26 November 1742, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 13 February 1748, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 11 June 1750, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 28 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 26 January 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GRAVEL

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 17 April 1776, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 54 years old.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 29 October 1776, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1777 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU and Jean-Baptiste GRAVEL 18 August 1777, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 56 years old.

1780 Death
27 October 1780
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 59.

Added: 2/27/2018 8:35:28 AM - Updated: 6/2/2020 7:28:01 AM