Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE

(b. 9 November 1707 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1796 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE was born 9 November 1707 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE was the child of Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Anne RICHARD (maternal) Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie BOURGERIE

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Josephte married Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN 3 October 1735 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN was born 29 August 1713 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Pierre was the child of Adrien LAMOUREUX and Denise VERONNEAU.

Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE died 16 February 1796 in Beloeil, 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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Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE married

Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN-- Date: 3 October 1735 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN was the child of Adrien LAMOUREUX and Denise VERONNEAU

Children of Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN and Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE:

Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX (b.7 February 1741, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Reine HAINS (HINSE) 23 October 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Catherine LAMOUREUX (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 May 1834, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste COTE 9 January 1775 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1707 Birth
9 November 1707
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE and Pierre LAMOUREUX dit ADRIEN 3 October 1735, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX was born 7 February 1741, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephte was 33 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX married 23 October 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Reine HAINS (HINSE)

1775 Marriage of Child
Catherine LAMOUREUX married 9 January 1775, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jean-Baptiste COTE

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.