Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF

(b. 26 November 1718 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1788 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was born 26 November 1718 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF was the child of René MENEUX and Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite PEUVRIER (maternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Therese married Jacques FOUCHER 19 November 1737 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques FOUCHER was born 22 December 1706 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jacques died 11 March 1758 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Gervais-Francois FOUCHER and Élisabeth GERBERT.

Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF died 12 February 1788 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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 MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF married

Jacques FOUCHER-- Date: 19 November 1737 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Jacques FOUCHER was the child of Gervais-Francois FOUCHER and Élisabeth GERBERT

Children of Jacques FOUCHER and Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF:

Jacques FOUCHER (b.5 February 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Geneviève TURCOTTE 7 November 1763 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Maxime FAUCHER (b.5 February 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1821, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Thecle DROUIN 23 January 1775 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
26 November 1718
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Therese MENEU dite CHATEAUNEUF and Jacques FOUCHER 19 November 1737, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jacques FOUCHER was born 5 February 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Therese was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Maxime FAUCHER was born 5 February 1750, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Therese was 31 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques FOUCHER died 11 March 1758, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jacques FOUCHER married 7 November 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Geneviève TURCOTTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Maxime FAUCHER married 23 January 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Thecle DROUIN

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.