Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE

(b. 7 February 1742 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE was born 7 February 1742 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE and Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Thérèse MONDIN

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Elisabeth married Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT 6 May 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT was born 10 July 1726 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Jean-Marie was the child of Jean DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Angélique BENOIT.

Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE died 11 September 1766 in Chambly, 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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Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT-- Date: 6 May 1761 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT was the child of Jean DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Angélique BENOIT

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1742 Birth
7 February 1742
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BERNARD dite LAJOIE and Jean-Marie DENEVERS dit BOISVERT 6 May 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 19 years old.

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.