Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS

(b. 23 June 1722 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1778 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 23 June 1722 in Laval, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Charlotte CHAUVIN

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Marie-Marguerite married François PHANEUF 3 February 1744 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
François PHANEUF was born 8 February 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. François died 7 September 1785 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER.

Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS died 14 October 1778 in Saint-Antoine-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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Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS

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Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS married

François PHANEUF-- Date: 3 February 1744 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

François PHANEUF was the child of Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER

Marriage recorded at Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie, Lachenaie, Quebec

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Children of François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS:

François-Marie PHANEUF (b.9 January 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)

Claude-François PHANEUF (b.18 August 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1814, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ 26 October 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF (b.November 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1748, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)

Mathias-Marie PHANEUF (b.14 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie Rosalie GRANGER 3 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph PHANEUF (b.13 June 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Geneviève GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU 29 January 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre PHANEUF (b.15 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1796, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE 15 February 1779 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF (b.9 May 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles GAUDET 1 February 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF (b.12 May 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte GATIEN 25 January 1779 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PHANEUF (b.22 December 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. August 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Marie-Catherine PHANEUF (b.12 February 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 13 April 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD 26 January 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François PHANEUF (b.15 June 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 27 March 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada)

François PHANEUF (b.28 September 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 13 December 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ 19 February 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève-Marie PHANEUF (b.10 March 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Antoine PHANEUF (b.11 June 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1767 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

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1722 Birth
23 June 1722
Laval, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS - 1722 Baptism - Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Laval, QC, Canada

1722 Baptism - Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Laval, QC, Canada

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS and François PHANEUF 3 February 1744, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
François-Marie PHANEUF was born 9 January 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Claude-François PHANEUF was born 18 August 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF was born November 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Mathias-Marie PHANEUF was born 14 February 1750, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph PHANEUF was born 13 June 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre PHANEUF was born 15 January 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 30 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF was born 9 May 1754, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 31 years old.

1756 Death of Child
François-Marie PHANEUF died 26 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PHANEUF was born 12 May 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF was born 22 December 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 35 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF was born 12 February 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 37 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François PHANEUF was born 15 June 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 39 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François PHANEUF was born 28 September 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 40 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Marie PHANEUF was born 10 March 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 42 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PHANEUF died August 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 43 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine PHANEUF was born 11 June 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite was 44 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Claude-François PHANEUF married 26 October 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ

1772 Marriage of Child
Mathias-Marie PHANEUF married 3 August 1772, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Rosalie GRANGER

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PHANEUF married 1 February 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles GAUDET

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph PHANEUF married 29 January 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Geneviève GATIEN dite TOURANGEAU

Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS - 1778 Death Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada

1778 Death Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1778 Death
14 October 1778
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 56.

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 2/21/2015 11:27:28 AM

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