Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

(b. 1 April 1768 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 January 1807 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 1 April 1768 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Amable COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE) (maternal) François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marguerite CHEVALIER

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

Marie-Louise married Joseph PILON 2 May 1786 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph PILON was born 8 September 1765 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Joseph died 24 June 1839 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Joseph was the child of Joseph PILON and Marie-Anne FORTIN.

Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE died 9 January 1807 in Lanoraie, Lower 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 Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

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Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE married

Joseph PILON-- Date: 2 May 1786 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PILON was the child of Joseph PILON and Marie-Anne FORTIN

Children of Joseph PILON and Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE:

Marie-Françoise PILON (b.11 September 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1863, Lanoraie, Canada East )
m. Pierre GAUDREAU 17 October 1808 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste PILON (b.abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1880, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada )
m. Françoise HÉNAULT dite DELORME 11 January 1819 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1768 Birth
1 April 1768
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE and Joseph PILON 2 May 1786, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 18 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PILON was born 11 September 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise was 18 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)