Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

(b. 11 February 1742 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 31 May 1788 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE was born 11 February 1742 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE was the child of Jacques MARSAN and Marie-Josephte COURVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES (maternal) Louis-Augustin COURVAL and Agnes GOGUET

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Marie-Josephte married Antoine BROUILLETTE 19 February 1759 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine BROUILLETTE was born 26 December 1738 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Antoine died 13 March 1810 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Antoine was the child of Jacques-Antoine BROUILLET and Marie-Anne MARSAN.

Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE died 31 May 1788 in L'Assomption, 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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Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE married

Antoine BROUILLETTE-- Date: 19 February 1759 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Antoine BROUILLETTE was the child of Jacques-Antoine BROUILLET and Marie-Anne MARSAN

Children of Antoine BROUILLETTE and Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE:

Joseph-Alexis BROUILLETTE (b.17 December 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique RIVET 10 January 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe BROUILLET (b.4 February 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 September 1816, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie ÉTHIER 7 February 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1742 Birth
11 February 1742
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MARSAN dite LAPIERRE and Antoine BROUILLETTE 19 February 1759, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis BROUILLETTE was born 17 December 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe BROUILLET was born 4 February 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 31 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.