Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON

(b. 4 March 1739 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1783 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON was born 4 March 1739 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON was the child of Joseph-Vital CARON and Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vital CARON and Marguerite GAGNON (maternal) Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN

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Marie-Josephe married Francois PETRIMOULX 28 September 1767 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois PETRIMOULX was born 8 September 1742 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francois was the child of Michel PÉTRIMOULX and Marie-Louise MAILLOUX.

Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON died 14 June 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON married

Francois PETRIMOULX-- Date: 28 September 1767 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois PETRIMOULX was the child of Michel PÉTRIMOULX and Marie-Louise MAILLOUX

Children of Francois PETRIMOULX and Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON:

Charlotte PETRIMOULX (b.9 August 1768, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 February 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Francois-Medard PETRIMOULX (b.29 August 1771, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ursule DOIRON 17 June 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
4 March 1739
Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe VITAL dite CARON and Francois PETRIMOULX 28 September 1767, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Charlotte PETRIMOULX was born 9 August 1768, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois-Medard PETRIMOULX was born 29 August 1771, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephe was 32 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.