Claude COIGNAC (COGNAC) dit LAJEUNESSE

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abt. 1649 , France

Died

, Boucherville, Québec, Canada

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Born: abt. 1649 in France

Father: Unknown

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Claude was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Claude married Françoise SIMEON abt. 1672 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise SIMEON was born abt. 1646 in France. Françoise died 15 May 1699 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).

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Recorded occupation: Soldat du regiment de Carignan

The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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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Claude COIGNAC (COGNAC) dit LAJEUNESSE married

Françoise SIMEON
Marriage date: abt. 1672
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH indicates that Claude Cognac Lajeunesse and Francoise Simon signed a contract of marriage at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada

PRDH indicates that a marriage contract was signed between Gilles Dufault and Francoise Simon at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada in 1678.

Children of Claude COIGNAC (COGNAC) dit LAJEUNESSE and Françoise SIMEON

Pierre COIGNAC (COGNAC)

Born: 3 September 1675, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1741, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Louise PLANTE 6 June 1702 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Married: Marie-Françoise FORGUES dite MONROUGEAU 5 June 1735 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne COIGNAC dite GAGNON

Born: 11 October 1678, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1749, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: François PLANTE 25 October 1700 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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