Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN

(b. 7 December 1704 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1786 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN was born 7 December 1704 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN was the child of Germain THOUIN and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Roch THOUIN and Denise COLIN (COLLIN) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Charlotte CHAUVIN

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jean VENNE (VOYNE) 16 January 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Jean VENNE (VOYNE) was born 1 January 1700 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean died 4 June 1766 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean was the child of Jean VENNE (VOYNE) and Françoise BEACHAMP.

Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN died 19 November 1786 in Montréal, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN

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Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN married

Jean VENNE (VOYNE)-- Date: 16 January 1730 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Jean VENNE (VOYNE) was the child of Jean VENNE (VOYNE) and Françoise BEACHAMP

Children of Jean VENNE (VOYNE) and Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN:

Jean-Baptiste VENNE (b.6 December 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 22 January 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Marguerite ROY 22 January 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie VENNE (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine VENNE (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 December 1814, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Pierre DUBREUIL 6 February 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Therese VENNE (b.13 October 1740, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 3 April 1800, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

Veronique VENNE (b.15 June 1744, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 2 February 1842, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

Marie-Charlotte VENNE (b.22 December 1746, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )
m. Louis-Francois PIQUET 16 January 1764 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1704 Birth
7 December 1704
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine THOUIN dite GERMAIN and Jean VENNE (VOYNE) 16 January 1730 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 25 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VENNE was born 6 December 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Therese VENNE was born 13 October 1740, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Veronique VENNE was born 15 June 1744, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 39 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte VENNE was born 22 December 1746, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 42 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VENNE married 6 February 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Pierre DUBREUIL

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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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte VENNE married 16 January 1764, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Louis-Francois PIQUET

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean VENNE (VOYNE) died 4 June 1766, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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.