Louis-Joseph CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE

(b. 25 January 1717 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

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Louis-Joseph CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was born 25 January 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Anne BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL (maternal) Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

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Louis-Joseph married Madeleine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 5 November 1742 in Laval, Canada, New France . Madeleine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 11 September 1722 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Madeleine died 10 September 1749 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU.

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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Madeleine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 5 November 1742 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Madeleine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

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1717 Birth
25 January 1717
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 5 November 1742 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 years old.

Added: 3/24/2017 7:55:53 AM - Updated: 6/28/2019 9:20:15 AM