Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON

(b. 26 September 1743 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1793 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON was born 26 September 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON was the child of Jean-Baptiste MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Madeleine BARBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN (maternal) Simon BARBEAU and Catherine AUVRAY

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Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE 3 November 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE was born 27 November 1738 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste died 15 August 1764 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU.

Marie-Madeleine married (2) Paul ALARIE (ALARY) 30 January 1775 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul ALARIE (ALARY) was born 15 June 1740 in St-Georges, Saintonge, France. Paul died 10 June 1805 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON died 6 January 1793 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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Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON

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Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON married

Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE-- Date: 3 November 1761 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE and Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON:

Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON married

Paul ALARIE (ALARY)-- Date: 30 January 1775 Place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
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Children of Paul ALARIE (ALARY) and Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON:

Marie-Anne ALARIE (b.21 March 1781, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 October 1839, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DEROME 15 February 1803 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1743 Birth
26 September 1743
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON and Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE 3 November 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 18 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE died 15 August 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine MERDIEU dite BOURBON and Paul ALARIE (ALARY) 30 January 1775, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

She was 31 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ALARIE was born 21 March 1781, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 Death
6 January 1793
Québec, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 49.