Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

(b. 5 May 1748 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1783 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT was born 5 May 1748 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT was the child of Louis-Joseph FAUCHER and Geneviève HAMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FAUCHER dit CHATEAUVERT and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Joseph-Marie HAMELIN dit PLAGNOL and Geneviève CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY)

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Geneviève married Nicolas MATTE 12 August 1771 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas MATTE was born abt. 1747 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Nicolas died 16 December 1820 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN.

Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT died 9 August 1783 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT married

Nicolas MATTE-- Date: 12 August 1771 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie GODIN

Children of Nicolas MATTE and Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT:

Marie-Anne MATTE (b.11 November 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1748 Birth
5 May 1748
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT and Nicolas MATTE 12 August 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 23 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MATTE was born 11 November 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Geneviève was 28 years old.