Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

(b. 2 May 1740 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1774 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 2 May 1740 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST (maternal) Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne RICHARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise married Eustache HAREL 23 February 1756 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eustache HAREL was born 30 July 1718 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Eustache died 8 February 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Eustache was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis HAREL and Claude-Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ died 12 April 1774 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ married

Eustache HAREL-- Date: 23 February 1756 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Eustache HAREL was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis HAREL and Claude-Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Children of Eustache HAREL and Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ:

Pierre HAREL (b.23 February 1759, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine BROUILLARD 19 February 1781 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1740 Birth
2 May 1740
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Louise THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ and Eustache HAREL 23 February 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 15 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre HAREL was born 23 February 1759, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise 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.