Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE

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24 February 1734 , Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

17 September 1794 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT Marie-Catherine PINARD

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Born: 24 February 1734 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT

Mother: Marie-Catherine PINARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE , Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PINARD , Marie JUTRAS

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Jean-Baptiste married Angelique LOISEAU 6 August 1760 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Angelique LOISEAU was born 21 August 1738 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Angelique died 17 February 1790 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Joachim LOISEAU and Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN.

Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE died 17 September 1794 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Loiseau Angelique

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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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Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE married

Angelique LOISEAU
Marriage date: 6 August 1760
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada
Angelique LOISEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Joachim LOISEAU and Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE and Angelique LOISEAU

Angelique FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE

Born: 28 October 1761, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 11 May 1835, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE

Born: 7 April 1764, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1820, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise DUGUAY 25 August 1795 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE

Born: 27 November 1767, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1809, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE

Born: 1 September 1771, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1734
24 February 1734
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE and Angelique LOISEAU 6 August 1760 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angelique FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE was born 28 October 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE was born 7 April 1764, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE was born 27 November 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FOUCAULT dite LEMIRE was born 1 September 1771, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.