Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

(b. 17 December 1721 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1806 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was born 17 December 1721 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Charles CHALLEGRAIN (LEGRAIN) and Louise BONNET dite LAFORTUNE (maternal) John STEBBENS and Dorothee ALEXANDER

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

Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND 22 June 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND was born abt. 1720 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 19 April 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE died 7 July 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

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Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE married

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND-- Date: 22 June 1741 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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Children of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND and Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE:

Elisabeth BERTRAND (b.28 July 1750, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Emery ALLARD 26 November 1770 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charlotte BERTRAND (b.5 March 1752, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Françoise BERTRAND (b.1 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1822, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Michel GILBERT 27 July 1778 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND (b.2 April 1758, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise NADEAU 31 January 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis BERTRAND (b.13 September 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER 26 January 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1721 Birth
17 December 1721
Chambly, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE and Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND 22 June 1741, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BERTRAND was born 28 July 1750, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Charlotte BERTRAND was born 5 March 1752, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Françoise BERTRAND was born 1 March 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth was 32 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND was born 2 April 1758, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth was 36 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis BERTRAND was born 13 September 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Elisabeth was 43 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BERTRAND married 26 November 1770 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph-Emery ALLARD

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND died 19 April 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1777 Death of Child
Charlotte BERTRAND died 22 April 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Elisabeth was 55 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Françoise BERTRAND married 27 July 1778, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Michel GILBERT

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND married 31 January 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Francoise NADEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Louis BERTRAND married 26 January 1784, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

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)

1806 Death
7 July 1806
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 84.

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