Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN

(b. 10 April 1736 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1767 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN was born 10 April 1736 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN was the child of Louis-Jean BARRE and Marie-Josephe BESSETTE (BESSET) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON

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

Marie-Amable married Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON 30 May 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON was born 22 April 1729 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jacques died 6 October 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jacques was the child of Thomas SIMON and Charlotte LAMARRE.

Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN died 15 November 1767 in Chambly, 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-Amable BARRE dite JEAN married

Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON-- Date: 30 May 1763 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON was the child of Thomas SIMON and Charlotte LAMARRE

Children of Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON and Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN:

Marie-Amable THOMAS (b.25 March 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Mathurin PAQUET 11 February 1782 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1736 Birth
10 April 1736
Chambly, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable BARRE dite JEAN and Jacques THOMAS dit SIMON 30 May 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 27 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable THOMAS was born 25 March 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Amable was 27 years old.