Marie-Louise PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX

(b. 13 May 1712 , Québec, Canada, New France d. January 1764 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Marie-Louise PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX was born 13 May 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX was the child of Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX and Marguerite MARTIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joachim MARTIN and Anne-Charlotte PETIT

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Marie-Louise married Joseph GAGNON 4 February 1743 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Joseph GAGNON was born 1 May 1716 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Anne MESNY.

Marie-Louise PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX died January 1764 in Québec Province, 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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Joseph GAGNON-- Date: 4 February 1743 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Joseph GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Anne MESNY

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1712 Birth
13 May 1712
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX and Joseph GAGNON 4 February 1743, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 30 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.