Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

(b. 10 April 1705 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 29 February 1776 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 10 April 1705 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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

Marie-Anne married Louis LEMERLE 5 February 1728 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEMERLE was born 29 November 1704 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Louis died 13 November 1760 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Jean LEMERLE and Marie HUDDE.

Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 29 February 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Louis Lemerle
5 February 1728
Lotbinière

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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-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married

Louis LEMERLE-- Date: 5 February 1728 Place: Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Louis LEMERLE was the child of Jean LEMERLE and Marie HUDDE

Children of Louis LEMERLE and Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE:

Louise-Catherine LEMERLE (b.9 April 1742, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Gabriel DESROCHERS 5 June 1757 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1705 Birth
10 April 1705
Grondines, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE and Louis LEMERLE 5 February 1728, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

She was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louise-Catherine LEMERLE was born 9 April 1742, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Louise-Catherine LEMERLE married 5 June 1757, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Gabriel DESROCHERS

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LEMERLE died 13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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.

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.