Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE

(b. 25 January 1760 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada d. 27 September 1837 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was born 25 January 1760 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada

Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE was the child of Jacques MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Charlotte LEGENDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE and Suzanne BOURBEAU

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Louis married Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 23 April 1781 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 17 January 1761 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 20 April 1792 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Elisabeth RONDEAU.

Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE died 27 September 1837 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 23 April 1781 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Elisabeth RONDEAU

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1760 Birth
25 January 1760
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Louis MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marguerite DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE 23 April 1781, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.