Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE

(b. 2 March 1739 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1819 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE was born 2 March 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE was the child of Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE and Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Thérèse MONDIN

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

Madeleine married Antoine CHARRON 27 September 1762 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine CHARRON was born 17 May 1739 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Antoine died 13 February 1819 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Antoine was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Marie-Thérèse CHARRON.

Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE died 26 August 1819 in Chambly, 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 BERNARD dite LAJOIE

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Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE married

Antoine CHARRON-- Date: 27 September 1762 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
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Antoine CHARRON was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Marie-Thérèse CHARRON

Children of Antoine CHARRON and Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE:

Marie-Madeleine CHARRON (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 April 1834, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Jean LACROIX 11 October 1831 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA (b.26 April 1773, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne GOURGON (BOURGON) 24 February 1800 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1739 Birth
2 March 1739
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BERNARD dite LAJOIE and Antoine CHARRON 27 September 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 23 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA was born 26 April 1773, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 34 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA married 24 February 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne GOURGON (BOURGON)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.