Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN

(b. 5 July 1730 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* d. 2 April 1809 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN was born 5 July 1730 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN was the child of Claude LECLERC dit BLONDIN and Michelle BOUTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC and Marie-Claire LOISEAU (maternal) Antoine BOUTON and Marthe FRECHET

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Genevieve married Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE 4 June 1754 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE was born 23 December 1723 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louis died 22 October 1755 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louis was the child of Louis LEMAITRE and Claire DUGUAY.

Genevieve married (2) Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER 21 January 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER was born 18 August 1728 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Barthelemy-Jacques died 9 July 1788 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Barthelemy-Jacques was the child of Joseph-Marie POTHIER and Josephte MOUET DE MORAS.

Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN died 2 April 1809 in Nicolet, 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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Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN married

Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE-- Date: 4 June 1754 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE was the child of Louis LEMAITRE and Claire DUGUAY

Children of Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE and Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN:

Marie-Louise LEMAITRE dite LATINVILLE (b.23 May 1756, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1844, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR 29 May 1775 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN married

Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER-- Date: 21 January 1758 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER was the child of Joseph-Marie POTHIER and Josephte MOUET DE MORAS

Children of Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER and Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN:

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1730 Birth
5 July 1730
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN and Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE 4 June 1754, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 23 years old.

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LEMAITRE dit LATINVILLE died 22 October 1755, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEMAITRE dite LATINVILLE was born 23 May 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Genevieve was 25 years old.

1758 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LECLERC dite BLONDIN and Barthelemy-Jacques POTHIER 21 January 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 27 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LEMAITRE dite LATINVILLE married 29 May 1775, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

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.