Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

(b. 30 March 1740 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1805 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was born 30 March 1740 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel THOMAS and Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER (maternal) Andre THERRIEN and Catherine-Marie CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR

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

Marie married Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND 22 November 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was born 7 February 1712 in Champey, France. Pierre died 10 April 1791 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).

Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS died 9 December 1805 in Sainte-Marie, 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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Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS married

Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND-- Date: 22 November 1763 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND and Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS:

Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND (b.10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1740 Birth
30 March 1740
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS and Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND 22 November 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 23 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND was born 10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND died 10 April 1791, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND married 7 October 1799, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Etienne LESSARD

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death
9 December 1805
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 65.

Added: 4/22/2020 8:23:15 AM - Updated: 4/22/2020 8:28:28 AM