Marie-Françoise
ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS
(b.
abt. 1733
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
8 May 1815
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and Marie-Gertrude MORALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE 17 May 1758 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE was born 18 May 1732 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 17 December 1809 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre LETENDRE and Madeleine GUEVREMONT.
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS died 8 May 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS
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Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE-- Date: 17 May 1758 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE was the child of Pierre LETENDRE and Madeleine GUEVREMONT
Children of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS:
Joseph LETENDRE (b.6 April 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1857, Saint-David, Canada East )
m. Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL 10 November 1783 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Françoise LETENDRE (b.13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. 26 July 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre FORCIER 21 June 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Judith LETENDRE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 February 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste SALVAS 12 February 1798 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE-- Date: 17 May 1758 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New FranceLe Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE was the child of Pierre LETENDRE and Madeleine GUEVREMONT
Children of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS:
Joseph LETENDRE (b.6 April 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1857, Saint-David, Canada East )m. Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL 10 November 1783 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Françoise LETENDRE (b.13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. 26 July 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada )m. Pierre FORCIER 21 June 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Judith LETENDRE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 February 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste SALVAS 12 February 1798 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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1758 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS and Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE 17 May 1758, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1759 Birth of ChildJoseph LETENDRE was born 6 April 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1760 Birth of ChildFrançoise LETENDRE was born 13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, 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.1779 Marriage of ChildFrançoise LETENDRE married 21 June 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre FORCIER
1783 Marriage of ChildJoseph LETENDRE married 10 November 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL
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 Canada1798 Marriage of ChildJudith LETENDRE married 12 February 1798, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste SALVAS
1809 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste LETENDRE died 17 December 1809, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1810 Death of ChildJudith LETENDRE died 1 February 1810, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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