Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE

(b. 6 August 1753 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1782 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE was born 6 August 1753 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE was the child of Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GENEST dit LABARRE and Louise GODIN dite DESROCHES (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

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Marie-Elisabeth married Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 15 February 1779 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 February 1755 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Francois died 26 October 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Francois was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE.

Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE died 3 July 1782 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE married

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 15 February 1779 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE

Children of Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE:

Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.29 June 1781, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TOURIGNY dit DESHAIES 20 October 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1753 Birth
6 August 1753
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE and Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 15 February 1779, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 29 June 1781, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Elisabeth was 27 years old.