Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE

(b. abt. 1745 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1795 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit 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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Joseph-Ambroise married Madeleine LAVALLEE 30 January 1769 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine LAVALLEE was born abt. 1748 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine died 5 April 1814 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Madeleine was the child of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX.

Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE died 24 April 1795 in Berthierville, 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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Madeleine LAVALLEE-- Date: 30 January 1769 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LAVALLEE was the child of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX

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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 / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE and Madeleine LAVALLEE 30 January 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.