Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT dite LAVERDURE

(b. 16 November 1747 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1821 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT dite LAVERDURE was born 16 November 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT dite LAVERDURE was the child of François VIGNEAULT and Marie-Elisabeth GENDRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine VIGNEAULT and Madeleine PICHET (maternal) Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL

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Marie-Anne married Louis TROY dit LAFRANCHISE 27 January 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 21 November 1725 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louis died 25 November 1778 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Louis was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET.

Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT dite LAVERDURE died 2 July 1821 in Beloeil, 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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Louis TROY dit LAFRANCHISE-- Date: 27 January 1767 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET

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1747 Birth
16 November 1747
Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT dite LAVERDURE and Louis TROY dit LAFRANCHISE 27 January 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.