Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

(b. 10 May 1727 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1800 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was born 10 May 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was the child of Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GRÉGOIRE and Françoise LOISEAU (maternal) Jean FAYOLLE dit MARQUIS and Marie PAVIOT

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

Theodore married Marguerite RONDEAU 20 August 1753 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite RONDEAU was born 4 November 1730 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite died 5 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Joseph RONDEAU and Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFOND.

Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN died 1 February 1800 in Saint-Ours, 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 Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

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Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Marguerite RONDEAU-- Date: 20 August 1753 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marguerite RONDEAU was the child of Joseph RONDEAU and Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFOND

Children of Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marguerite RONDEAU:

Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN (b.22 April 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine FONTAINE 22 November 1790 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE (b.20 July 1766, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1839, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angelique DUFAULT 26 July 1802 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1727 Birth
10 May 1727
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Marguerite RONDEAU 20 August 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN was born 22 April 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Theodore was 30 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jacques VALENTIN dit GREGOIRE was born 20 July 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Theodore was 39 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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN married 22 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Catherine FONTAINE

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

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