Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

(b. 9 February 1716 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1784 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS was born 9 February 1716 in Laval, Canada, New France

Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS was the child of Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS and Catherine LEMOINE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas LEMOINE and Marguerite JASSELIN

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

Catherine married Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 12 January 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born 11 July 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 19 January 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Marie-Anne BESSETTE (BESSET).

Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS died 26 September 1784 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

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Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS married

Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)-- Date: 12 January 1739 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was the child of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Marie-Anne BESSETTE (BESSET)

Children of Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) and Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS:

Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) (b.abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 November 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE 23 January 1764 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean AGAGNIER (b.25 April 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1814, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine GAGNÉ 25 October 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) (b.8 November 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis CHARBONNEAU 8 November 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1716 Birth
9 February 1716
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS and Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 12 January 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean AGAGNIER was born 25 April 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 35 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) was born 8 November 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Catherine was 37 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) married 23 January 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Nicolas RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) died 19 January 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) married 8 November 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis CHARBONNEAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean AGAGNIER married 25 October 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine GAGNÉ

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.