Paul THEROUX dit LAFERTE

(b. 2 March 1715 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Paul THEROUX dit LAFERTE was born 2 March 1715 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Paul THEROUX dit LAFERTE was the child of Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LAFOREST and Marie-Charlotte GODIN

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Paul married Ursule BREZA 25 August 1749 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Ursule BREZA was born 27 September 1728 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Ursule died 17 September 1803 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Ursule was the child of Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.

Paul THEROUX dit LAFERTE died 3 February 1800 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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Ursule BREZA-- Date: 25 August 1749 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Ursule BREZA was the child of Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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1715 Birth
2 March 1715
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1749 Marriage / Partner
Paul THEROUX dit LAFERTE and Ursule BREZA 25 August 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 34 years old.

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.

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.