André NADON dit LETOURNEAU

(b. 10 March 1718 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1778 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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André NADON dit LETOURNEAU was born 10 March 1718 in Laval, Canada, New France

André NADON dit LETOURNEAU was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU

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

André married Marguerite MAISONNEUVE 13 June 1746 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was born 8 September 1724 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite died 9 September 1798 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES.

André NADON dit LETOURNEAU died 30 June 1778 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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 André NADON dit LETOURNEAU

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André NADON dit LETOURNEAU married

Marguerite MAISONNEUVE-- Date: 13 June 1746 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite MAISONNEUVE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MAISONNEUVE and Marguerite CHARLES

Children of André NADON dit LETOURNEAU and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE:

Amable NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU (b.26 July 1753, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1817, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange DESBIENS 24 June 1782 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Louis-Joseph NADON dit LETOURNEAU (b.7 October 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1826, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Madeleine MONET 23 May 1780 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
10 March 1718
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
André NADON dit LETOURNEAU and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE 13 June 1746, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU was born 26 July 1753, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

André was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph NADON dit LETOURNEAU was born 7 October 1757, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

André was 39 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.

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.