Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

(b. 14 February 1761 , Montréal, Canada d. 22 April 1835 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born 14 February 1761 in Montréal, Canada

Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME (maternal) Claude COLLET and Marguerite FOUCHER

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST 23 April 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 20 August 1755 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Marie died 4 August 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS.

Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND died 22 April 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND married

Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST-- Date: 23 April 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS

Children of Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND:

Geneviève LAFOREST (b.22 July 1797, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1865, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Pierre GODIN 8 February 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1761 Birth
14 February 1761
Montréal, Canada

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND and Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST 23 April 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

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)

1797 Birth of Child
Geneviève LAFOREST was born 22 July 1797, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LAFOREST married 8 February 1820, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Pierre GODIN

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England