Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN

(b. 12 April 1729 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1790 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 12 April 1729 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Josephte CHAPELAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GRÉGOIRE and Marie MARCOTTE (maternal) Joseph-Louis CHAPELAIN and Anne PERRAULT

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

Marie-Anne married François PAQUIN 22 November 1751 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François PAQUIN was born 13 October 1724 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). François died 5 January 1806 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). François was the child of Nicolas PAQUIN and Therese GROLEAU.

Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN died 22 December 1790 in Louiseville, 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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Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN married

François PAQUIN-- Date: 22 November 1751 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
François PAQUIN was the child of Nicolas PAQUIN and Therese GROLEAU

Children of François PAQUIN and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN:

Suzanne PAQUIN (b.7 February 1761, Louiseville, Canada d. 16 July 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques ST-YVES 14 October 1782 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1729 Birth
12 April 1729
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN and François PAQUIN 22 November 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

She was 22 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Suzanne PAQUIN was born 7 February 1761, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Anne was 31 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.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Suzanne PAQUIN married 14 October 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jacques ST-YVES

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)