François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

(b. 2 August 1703 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1772 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 2 August 1703 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was the child of Pierre-François TELLIER and Marie-Anne LEROUX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilbert LEROUX and Marie-Ursule GRESLON

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François-Élie married Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND 9 November 1724 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND was born 2 May 1704 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean GEORGET dit CHÂTEAUBRIAND and Louise ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE.

François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE died 9 June 1772 in Saint-Ours, 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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François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married

Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND-- Date: 9 November 1724 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND was the child of Jean GEORGET dit CHÂTEAUBRIAND and Louise ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND:

Marguerite TELLIER (b.19 November 1730, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF 4 April 1758 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE (b.20 July 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Michel-Rene LEVASSEUR 29 January 1753 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1703 Birth
2 August 1703
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
François-Élie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Marguerite GEORGET dite BRIAND 9 November 1724, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marguerite TELLIER was born 19 November 1730, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François-Élie was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 20 July 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Élie was 28 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 29 January 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel-Rene LEVASSEUR

1758 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TELLIER married 4 April 1758, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF

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.