Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY

(b. 1 May 1744 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1777 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY was born 1 May 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY was the child of Daniel DURAND dit CHEVIGNY and Marie-Rose GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) (maternal) Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN

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

Therese married Joseph LEVESQUE 2 February 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LEVESQUE was born 27 March 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Joseph was the child of Nicolas LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Elisabeth CADIEUX.

Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY died 17 April 1777 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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Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY married

Joseph LEVESQUE-- Date: 2 February 1762 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Joseph LEVESQUE was the child of Nicolas LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Elisabeth CADIEUX

Children of Joseph LEVESQUE and Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY:

Marie-Françoise LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY (b.4 December 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada d. 19 June 1845, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East)
m. Louis DURAND 25 February 1783 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1744 Birth
1 May 1744
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Therese DURAND dite CHEVIGNY and Joseph LEVESQUE 2 February 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCY was born 4 December 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Therese was 18 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.