Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

(b. 3 February 1744 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1816 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 3 February 1744 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON and Josephte MALARD dite LAVERDURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHARRON and Madeleine ROBIN (maternal) Gervais MALARD dit LAVERDURE and Marie GAUTHIER

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Marie-Louise married Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 19 January 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was born 12 December 1739 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph-Marie died 7 September 1820 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph-Marie was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE.

Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME died 30 May 1816 in Verchères, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME

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Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME married

Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada
Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE

Children of Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME:

Marguerite-Clothide PAQUET (b.31 March 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1854, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Pierre-Nolasque CHAGNON 4 April 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE (b.1 April 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 6 February 1792 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Catherine PAQUET dite LAVALLEE (b.6 April 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 5 October 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1744 Birth
3 February 1744
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise CHARRON dite DUCHARME and Joseph-Marie PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 19 January 1761 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 16 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Clothide PAQUET was born 31 March 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise was 21 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 1 April 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Catherine PAQUET dite LAVALLEE was born 6 April 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Clothide PAQUET married 4 April 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph-Pierre-Nolasque CHAGNON

1789 Marriage of Child
Catherine PAQUET dite LAVALLEE married 5 October 1789 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE married 6 February 1792, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)