Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET

(b. 4 August 1737 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1786 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET was born 4 August 1737 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET was the child of Francois RANGER dit PAQUET and Josephte PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RANGER and Marguerite FORTIN (maternal) Joseph PROULX and Marie-Josephte DUPONT

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Agathe married François GODARD dit LAPOINTE 19 January 1755 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of Antoine GODARD and Madeleine DUBOIS.

Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET died 11 March 1786 in Terrebonne, 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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Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET married

François GODARD dit LAPOINTE-- Date: 19 January 1755 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
François GODARD dit LAPOINTE was the child of Antoine GODARD and Madeleine DUBOIS

Children of François GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET:

Marie GODARD dite LAPOINTE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre AMIOT dit BOCAGE 3 April 1789 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1737 Birth
4 August 1737
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Agathe RANGER dite PAQUET and François GODARD dit LAPOINTE 19 January 1755 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 17 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.

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.