Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

(b. 5 March 1713 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1783 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was born 5 March 1713 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE was the child of Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) and the grandchild of: (maternal) François COUTU (COTTU) and Jeanne VERDON

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

Catherine-Madeleine married Louis FRAPPIER 29 January 1742 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis FRAPPIER was born 9 February 1707 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louis died 3 May 1752 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Louis was the child of Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER and Marguerite LESIEGE.

Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE died 27 November 1783 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

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Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE married

Louis FRAPPIER-- Date: 29 January 1742 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Louis FRAPPIER was the child of Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER and Marguerite LESIEGE

Children of Louis FRAPPIER and Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE:

Elisabeth-Amable FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE (b.18 November 1742, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1808, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BUSSEAU dit LACOUTURE 7 January 1761 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Louise FRAPPIER (b.31 January 1752, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1825, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine HAZEUR (LAZURE) 28 August 1769 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1713 Birth
5 March 1713
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Madeleine RIEL dite L'IRLANDE and Louis FRAPPIER 29 January 1742, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Amable FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE was born 18 November 1742, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Catherine-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FRAPPIER was born 31 January 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Catherine-Madeleine was 38 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis FRAPPIER died 3 May 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Amable FRAPPIER dite HILAIRE married 7 January 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Claude BUSSEAU dit LACOUTURE

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FRAPPIER married 28 August 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine HAZEUR (LAZURE)

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.