Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE

(b. 11 September 1771 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1800 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE was born 11 September 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE was the child of Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Geneviève HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LATOUR dit LAFORGE and Étiennette BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS 9 May 1791 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS was born 3 February 1766 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Madeleine GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dite BELLEGARDE.

Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE died 8 January 1800 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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Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE married

Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS-- Date: 9 May 1791 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS was the child of Joseph-Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Madeleine GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dite BELLEGARDE

Children of Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS and Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE:

Ursule BRISSETTE (b.28 August 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 2 March 1886, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise DURAND 7 October 1816 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1771 Birth
11 September 1771
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine LATOUR dite LAFORGE and Joseph BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS 9 May 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 19 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Ursule BRISSETTE was born 28 August 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.