Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR

(b. 31 August 1749 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1810 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR was born 31 August 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR was the child of Leonard FONJAMY dit VADEBONCOEUR and Catherine ARBOUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Augustin ARBOUR and Madeleine PROULX

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Marie-Louise married Francois-Xavier CHARTIER 3 October 1774 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Xavier CHARTIER was born 4 September 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Francois-Xavier died 28 May 1798 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Francois-Xavier was the child of Francois-Xavier CHARTIER and Marie-Thérèse CHARTRE (CHARTRIN).

Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR died 11 December 1810 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR married

Francois-Xavier CHARTIER-- Date: 3 October 1774 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois-Xavier CHARTIER was the child of Francois-Xavier CHARTIER and Marie-Thérèse CHARTRE (CHARTRIN)

Children of Francois-Xavier CHARTIER and Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR:

Michel CHARTIER (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie FANFLANDRE 24 April 1815 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1749 Birth
31 August 1749
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise FONJAMY dite VADEBONCOEUR and Francois-Xavier CHARTIER 3 October 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 25 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.