Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE

(b. 30 January 1755 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1831 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 30 January 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Joseph DUPERE and Catherine-Cecile ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON (maternal) Jacques ALLARD and Marguerite BROSSEAU

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Madeleine married Joseph GIRARD 7 November 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph GIRARD was born 7 July 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph died 25 June 1817 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS.

Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE died 21 January 1831 in Québec, 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 DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE married

Joseph GIRARD-- Date: 7 November 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

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1755 Birth
30 January 1755
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE and Joseph GIRARD 7 November 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 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.