Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE

(b. 19 November 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1798 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE was born 19 November 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE was the child of Mathieu HIANVEU dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite PEPIN dite SENEZ and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PEPIN and Marguerite MOREAU

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Louise-Catherine married Joseph DROLET 29 April 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph DROLET was born 4 November 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph died 21 January 1824 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph was the child of Joseph DROLET and Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE.

Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE died 13 April 1798 in Québec, 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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Joseph DROLET-- Date: 29 April 1783 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DROLET was the child of Joseph DROLET and Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE

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1757 Birth
19 November 1757
Québec, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE and Joseph DROLET 29 April 1783, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 25 years old.