Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE

(b. 8 November 1746 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1835 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE was born 8 November 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE was the child of Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre LAVALLÉE 3 February 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre LAVALLÉE was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 7 July 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Pierre was the child of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX.

Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE died 8 December 1835 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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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Pierre LAVALLÉE-- Date: 3 February 1768 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LAVALLÉE was the child of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX

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1746 Birth
8 November 1746
Sorel, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE and Pierre LAVALLÉE 3 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 21 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.