Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE

(b. 21 December 1675 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1761 , Montréal, Canada )

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Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 December 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHIN

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

Madeleine married Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE 6 January 1697 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was born abt. 1668 in France. Léonard-Antoine died 14 October 1708 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Madeleine married (2) Antoine BUISSON dit ARIER abt. 1711 in Québec Province, Canada . Antoine BUISSON dit ARIER was born abt. 1675

Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE died 5 March 1761 in Montréal, 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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Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE married

Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE-- Date: 6 January 1697 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France

Children of Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE:

Thérèse GATIGNON (b.11 October 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques CAILLÉ 11 January 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE (b.11 October 1700, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1780, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))
m. Marie Josephe DAVID 29 January 1739 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Charlotte GATIGNON (b.9 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET 25 October 1723 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE (b.11 September 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Augustin CAILLÉ 2 May 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Guillaume IMBEAULT (IMBAULT) 16 July 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE married

Antoine BUISSON dit ARIER-- Date: abt. 1711 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Children of Antoine BUISSON dit ARIER and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE:

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1675 Birth
21 December 1675
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1697 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE and Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE 6 January 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 21 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse GATIGNON was born 11 October 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was born 11 October 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Charlotte GATIGNON was born 9 February 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE was born 11 September 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1708 Death of Spouse/Partner
Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE died 14 October 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GATIGNON married 11 January 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques CAILLÉ

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GATIGNON married 25 October 1723, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET

1730 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE married 2 May 1730, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Augustin CAILLÉ

1736 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE married 16 July 1736, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Guillaume IMBEAULT (IMBAULT)

1739 Marriage of Child
François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE married 29 January 1739, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Marie Josephe DAVID

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

1761 Death
5 March 1761
Montréal, Canada

She died at the age of 85.

Added: 1/27/2015 9:33:00 AM - Updated: 7/14/2020 9:09:06 AM