Modeste HAYET dit MALO

(b. 16 April 1735 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1787 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Modeste HAYET dit MALO was born 16 April 1735 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Modeste HAYET dit MALO was the child of Louis HAYET dit ST-MALO and Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean HAYET dit ST-MALO and Catherine GALBRUN (maternal) Louis EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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Modeste married Charlotte PETIT 3 May 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte PETIT was born 3 June 1734 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 16 October 1771 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Modeste married (2) Catherine BUSSIERE 10 August 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine BUSSIERE was born 25 April 1745 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 2 October 1800 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Catherine was the child of Paul BUSSIERE and Catherine FERLAND.

Modeste HAYET dit MALO died 15 December 1787 in Varennes, 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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Modeste HAYET dit MALO married

Charlotte PETIT-- Date: 3 May 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Charlotte PETIT was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Charlotte PETIT:

Joseph HAYET dit MALO (b.13 October 1760, Boucherville, Canada d. 22 September 1830, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louise CADIEUX 30 January 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte HAYET dite MALO (b.21 October 1762, Varennes, Canada d. 12 July 1843, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Louis CHARBONNEAU 3 April 1780 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Modeste HAYET dit MALO married

Catherine BUSSIERE-- Date: 10 August 1772 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine BUSSIERE was the child of Paul BUSSIERE and Catherine FERLAND

Children of Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Catherine BUSSIERE:

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1735 Birth
16 April 1735
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Charlotte PETIT 3 May 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph HAYET dit MALO was born 13 October 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Modeste was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charlotte HAYET dite MALO was born 21 October 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Modeste was 27 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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte PETIT died 16 October 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1772 Marriage / Partner
Modeste HAYET dit MALO and Catherine BUSSIERE 10 August 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 37 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.