Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

(b. 29 July 1753 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1801 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 29 July 1753 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL (maternal) Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

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

Marie-Anne married Charles MAGNAN 14 October 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles MAGNAN was born 4 July 1744 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles died 17 November 1799 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Charles was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS.

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died 10 December 1801 in Saint-Ours, 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-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married

Charles MAGNAN-- Date: 14 October 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles MAGNAN was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS

Children of Charles MAGNAN and Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE:

Pierre MAGNAN (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 November 1844, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marie-Françoise GAUDREAU 26 February 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1753 Birth
29 July 1753
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE and Charles MAGNAN 14 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 23 years old.