Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON

(b. 31 October 1747 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1834 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON was born 31 October 1747 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON was the child of Joseph Jacques GODIN and Marie-Anne VERDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent GODIN dit CHATILLON and Anne GUÉRIN dite BLANCHARD (maternal) Pierre VERDON and Marie-Anne AVERTY dite LEGER

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

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU 27 April 1767 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU was born 27 January 1748 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis-Laurent DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Louise LANGEVIN dite LACROIX.

Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON died 23 September 1834 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.

m. Devoyau 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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Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON married

Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU-- Date: 27 April 1767 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU was the child of Louis-Laurent DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Louise LANGEVIN dite LACROIX

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU and Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON:

Marguerite DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE (b.23 May 1778, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HAZEUR (AZURE) 23 November 1795 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1747 Birth
31 October 1747
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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
Marguerite GODIN dite CHATILLON and Jean-Baptiste DEVOYAU 27 April 1767, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 23 May 1778, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE married 23 November 1795, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jean-Baptiste HAZEUR (AZURE)

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England