Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME

(b. 27 July 1721 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1769 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME was born 27 July 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME was the child of Christophe JANSON dit LAPALME and Marie-Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JANSON dit LAPALME and Madeleine-Ursule RANCIN (maternal) Mathurin GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Nicole PHILIPPEAU (PHILLAPPEAU)

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Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste BELEC 18 January 1751 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste BELEC was born 13 December 1721 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 18 November 1779 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE.

Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME died 6 April 1769 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME

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Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME married

Jean-Baptiste BELEC-- Date: 18 January 1751 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BELEC was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BELEC and Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME:

Antoine BELEC (b.22 May 1752, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth GUILDRY 25 January 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste BELEC (b.3 September 1753, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis BELEC (b.28 May 1757, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Joseph BELEC (b.28 October 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1804, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BEAUDOIN 11 July 1785 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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1721 Birth
27 July 1721
Varennes, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME and Jean-Baptiste BELEC 18 January 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Antoine BELEC was born 22 May 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELEC was born 3 September 1753, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis BELEC was born 28 May 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 35 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph BELEC was born 28 October 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.

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.