François-Jean BOUIN dit DUFRESNE

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2 April 1713 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1792 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

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Simon BOUIN dit DUFRESNE Marie-Louise DUBOIS

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Born: 2 April 1713 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Simon BOUIN dit DUFRESNE

Mother: Marie-Louise DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Julien BOUIN dit DUFRESNE , Jeanne-Marie RIVAULT

Maternal grandparents: François DUBOIS , Marie GUILBAULT

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François-Jean married Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY 16 January 1736 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY was born 7 July 1716 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean MAINGUY and Marie GLADU.

François-Jean BOUIN dit DUFRESNE died 30 July 1792 in Trois-Rivières, 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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Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY
Marriage date: 16 January 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY was the child of Jean MAINGUY and Marie GLADU

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Marie BOUIN dite DUFRESNE

Born: 29 April 1738, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1799, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Thomas CROMP (CRUMP) 26 November 1774 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE

Born: 6 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1796, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR 11 January 1762 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1713
2 April 1713
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
François-Jean BOUIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Marguerite MAINGUY 16 January 1736, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was born 29 April 1738, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François-Jean was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE was born 6 December 1740, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François-Jean was 27 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Catherine BOUIN dite DUFRESNE married 11 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Laurent VERNIER dit LADOUCEUR

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUIN dite DUFRESNE married 26 November 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Thomas CROMP (CRUMP)

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.