Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

(b. 28 May 1744 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1783 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 28 May 1744 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Josephte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS (maternal) Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE

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Marie-Josephte married Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ 28 January 1765 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 21 February 1740 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Louis died 29 April 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE.

Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE died 3 January 1783 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ-- Date: 28 January 1765 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ was the child of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE

Children of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE:

Augustin-Sabbas LAPRE dit PETIT (b.5 December 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT 28 October 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1744 Birth
28 May 1744
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE and Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ 28 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Augustin-Sabbas LAPRE dit PETIT was born 5 December 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 29 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.