Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD

(b. 10 July 1740 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1781 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD was born 10 July 1740 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD was the child of Charles PROVENCHER and Josephte JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne MASSÉ (maternal) Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARD

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

Marie-Michelle married Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ 25 September 1760 in Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ was born 29 January 1735 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis died 15 February 1809 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN.

Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD died 19 November 1781 in Nicolet, 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-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD married

Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ-- Date: 25 September 1760 Place: Nicolet, Canada
Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN

Children of Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD:

Marie-Josephe COTTRET (b.24 May 1768, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1835, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) 16 June 1788 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1740 Birth
10 July 1740
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD and Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ 25 September 1760, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 20 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COTTRET was born 24 May 1768, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Michelle was 27 years old.

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.