Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE

(b. 24 September 1701 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 2 May 1775 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE was born 24 September 1701 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean FERRÉ dit LACHAPELLE and Catherine LAIR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Etienne LAIR and Marie LORION

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

Marie-Catherine married Paul-Charles DESMARAIS 16 February 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Paul-Charles DESMARAIS was born 3 March 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Paul-Charles died 27 December 1753 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Paul-Charles was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT).

Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE died 2 May 1775 in Repentigny, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE

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Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE married

Paul-Charles DESMARAIS-- Date: 16 February 1721 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Paul-Charles DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Children of Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE:

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC (b.31 March 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1789, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Maurice BOUSQUET 24 September 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS (b.5 October 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel DESMARAIS (b.20 October 1725, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1778, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 10 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC (b.12 November 1727, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. March 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 26 January 1747 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS (b.2 March 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LEDOUX 2 November 1750 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

François DESMARAIS (b.18 July 1732, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles DESMARAIS (b.20 April 1734, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre DESMARAIS (b.30 January 1737, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1811, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS 26 April 1763 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS (b.22 June 1739, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1739, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS (b.19 October 1742, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte TOUCHETTE dite LAFLEUR 16 August 1768 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Nicolas DESMARAIS (b.24 April 1746, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

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1701 Birth
24 September 1701
Pointe-aux-Trembles, 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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE and Paul-Charles DESMARAIS 16 February 1721, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 31 March 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 5 October 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 22 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Michel DESMARAIS was born 20 October 1725, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 12 November 1727, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS was born 2 March 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 18 July 1732, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 30 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Charles DESMARAIS was born 20 April 1734, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Pierre DESMARAIS was born 30 January 1737, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 22 June 1739, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 37 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC married 24 September 1742, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Maurice BOUSQUET

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 19 October 1742, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 41 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Nicolas DESMARAIS was born 24 April 1746, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Catherine was 44 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC married 26 January 1747, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1749 Marriage of Child
Michel DESMARAIS married 10 February 1749 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Therese LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS married 2 November 1750, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Pierre LEDOUX

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul-Charles DESMARAIS died 27 December 1753, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Pierre DESMARAIS married 26 April 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 16 August 1768 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Josephte TOUCHETTE dite LAFLEUR

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS died 30 April 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 72 years old.

1775 Death
2 May 1775
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 73.

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