Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

(b. 27 November 1733 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1791 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX was born 27 November 1733 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX was the child of Jean ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Anne BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHAMPOUX dit JOLICOEUR and Geneviève GUILLET (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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

Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) 16 February 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) was born 18 April 1736 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Baptiste died 25 August 1825 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON.

Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX died 6 February 1791 in Louiseville, 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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Family and Children of Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

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Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX married

Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT)-- Date: 16 February 1762 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) and Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX:

Marie-Madeleine DUPRAS (PRATTE) (b.24 January 1763, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 March 1763, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) (b.14 April 1764, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 May 1840 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Therese BOURRET 26 November 1787 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine PRATTE (b.29 March 1766, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1831, Louiseville, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) (b.9 April 1768, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 June 1807, Louiseville, Lower Canada )

Charles PRATTE (b.10 April 1770, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) (b.26 March 1772, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 November 1843, Louiseville, Canada East )
m. Antoine ARSENAULT 16 November 1795 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Amable PRATTE (b.3 February 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine PRATTE (b.28 July 1776, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1776, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie PRATTE (b.6 May 1780, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1784, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1733 Birth
27 November 1733
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX and Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (DUPRAT) 16 February 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 24 January 1763, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 14 April 1764, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Madeleine PRATTE was born 29 March 1766, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 9 April 1768, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles PRATTE was born 10 April 1770, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Josephte DUPRAS (PRATTE) was born 26 March 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Amable PRATTE was born 3 February 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Antoine PRATTE was born 28 July 1776, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 42 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie PRATTE was born 6 May 1780, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 46 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie PRATTE died 18 May 1784, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine was 50 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
François-Amable DUPRAS (PRATTE) married 26 November 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Therese BOURRET

1791 Death
6 February 1791
Louiseville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 57.

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