Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 2 November 1708 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1794 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 2 November 1708 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON (maternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABEL

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

Marie-Anne married Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 6 February 1736 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born 24 November 1707 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marc-Antoine died 12 December 1755 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marc-Antoine was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE.

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 10 May 1794 in Berthierville, Lower 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-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE-- Date: 6 February 1736 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine LAVALLEE 30 January 1769 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE (b.8 November 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1835, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LAVALLÉE 3 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1708 Birth
2 November 1708
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 6 February 1736 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE was born 8 November 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE died 12 December 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE married 3 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre LAVALLÉE

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE married 30 January 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Madeleine LAVALLEE

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.