Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY

(b. 5 August 1724 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1784 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY was born 5 August 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY was the child of François CALVÉ and Marie-Angelique BIGRAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET

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Madeleine married François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER 27 May 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER was born abt. 1710 in France. François died 4 December 1773 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Madeleine married (2) Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT 16 May 1774 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT was born abt. 1722 in France. Vincent died 28 February 1789 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY died 1 May 1784 in Montréal, 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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Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY married

François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER-- Date: 27 May 1743 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Children of François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER and Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY:

Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1808, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Vincent PLINGUET 8 November 1774 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY married

Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT-- Date: 16 May 1774 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT and Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY:

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1724 Birth
5 August 1724
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY and François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER 27 May 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER died 4 December 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY and Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT 16 May 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 49 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER married 8 November 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Vincent PLINGUET

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.