Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

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21 May 1758 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1841 , Yamaska, Canada East

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Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ Marie-Louise ALLARD

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Born: 21 May 1758 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Mother: Marie-Louise ALLARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ , Gertrude MAUGRAS

Maternal grandparents: François-Jean ALLARD , Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

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Michel married Marguerite CARON 15 January 1781 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CARON was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 12 April 1839 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET.

Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ died 14 December 1841 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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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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Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ married

Marguerite CARON
Marriage date: 15 January 1781
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite CARON was the child of Alexandre CARON and Marguerite GAUDET

Children of Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite CARON

Michel-Joseph COUTURIER

Born: 14 July 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte THÉROUX 14 September 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie COUTURIER

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 June 1868, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph PARENT 16 August 1819 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1758
21 May 1758
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Michel COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite CARON 15 January 1781, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 22 years old.