Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

(b. 3 November 1737 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* d. 9 August 1786 , St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada )

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Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN was born 3 November 1737 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Marie-Amable 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

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

Marie-Amable married Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis VOLIGNY was born abt. 1730 in France. Louis died 3 August 1817 in St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada.

Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN died 9 August 1786 in St-Edouard de Maskinongé, Quebec, 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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Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN married

Louis VOLIGNY-- Date: 29 September 1760 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada

Children of Louis VOLIGNY and Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN:

Marie-Michelle VOLIGNY (b.17 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Vital LUPIEN 13 February 1792 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Josephte VOLIGNY (b.18 March 1766, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1857, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Pierre BERNIER 8 January 1798 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1737 Birth
3 November 1737
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN and Louis VOLIGNY 29 September 1760 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Michelle VOLIGNY was born 17 June 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Amable was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte VOLIGNY was born 18 March 1766, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Amable was 28 years old.

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.