Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN

(b. 5 August 1756 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1794 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN was born 5 August 1756 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN was the child of Antoine ST-QUENTIN dit JOYAL and Louise LEGRIS dite LÉPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François JOYAL dit ST-QUENTIN and Catherine RHEAULT (RAULT) (maternal) Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Jeanne MORIN

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Louise married Joseph FORCIER 22 August 1774 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph FORCIER was born 10 October 1747 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT.

Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN died 16 September 1794 in Yamaska, 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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Joseph FORCIER-- Date: 22 August 1774 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT

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1756 Birth
5 August 1756
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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
Louise JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN and Joseph FORCIER 22 August 1774, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.