Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE

(b. 25 August 1763 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 August 1808 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE was born 25 August 1763 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAILLARD (LAFEILLADE) and Catherine THIBAULT dite LEVEILLÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) François THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Veronique SERAT dite COQUILLARD

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

Catherine married Michel QUENNEVILLE 25 August 1788 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel QUENNEVILLE was born 5 August 1765 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Michel died 21 June 1847 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUENNEVILLE and Barbe-Amable SEDILOT.

Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE died 9 August 1808 in Vaudreuil, 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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Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE married

Michel QUENNEVILLE-- Date: 25 August 1788 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel QUENNEVILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUENNEVILLE and Barbe-Amable SEDILOT

Children of Michel QUENNEVILLE and Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE:

Jean-Baptiste QUENNEVILLE (b.17 May 1797, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Catherine LALONDE 3 May 1824 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1763 Birth
25 August 1763
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Catherine FAILLARD dite LAFAYDE and Michel QUENNEVILLE 25 August 1788, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste QUENNEVILLE was born 17 May 1797, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Catherine was 33 years old.

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