Marie-Jeanne LANIEL dite LAVIOLETTE

(b. 18 October 1765 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1790 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Jeanne LANIEL dite LAVIOLETTE was born 18 October 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Jeanne LANIEL dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of Bonaventure LANIEL (LAIGNEL) and Marie BIRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien LANIEL (LAIGNEL) and Suzanne HERTAULT (maternal) Jacques BIRON and Marie-Louise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

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Marie-Jeanne married Francois DUQUET dit DESROCHERS 14 November 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Francois DUQUET dit DESROCHERS was born 2 February 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Francois died 11 July 1850 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Francois was the child of Pierre DUQUET and Marie-Louise LAROCHE.

Marie-Jeanne LANIEL dite LAVIOLETTE died 4 June 1790 in L'Acadie, 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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Francois DUQUET dit DESROCHERS-- Date: 14 November 1786 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois DUQUET dit DESROCHERS was the child of Pierre DUQUET and Marie-Louise LAROCHE

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1765 Birth
18 October 1765
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne LANIEL dite LAVIOLETTE and Francois DUQUET dit DESROCHERS 14 November 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.