Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE

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30 September 1744 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

27 June 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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François-Marie CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE Geneviève DANSEREAU

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Born: 30 September 1744 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: François-Marie CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE

Mother: Geneviève DANSEREAU

Paternal grandparents: André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE , Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DANSEREAU , Angélique ABÉROUX

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Catherine married Francois GIARD 11 October 1779 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois GIARD was born 20 October 1740 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Francois died 22 January 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Francois was the child of Louis GIARD and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE died 27 June 1816 in Saint-Ours, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE

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Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE married

Francois GIARD
Marriage date: 11 October 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois GIARD was the child of Louis GIARD and Marie-Louise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Francois GIARD and Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE

Catherine GIARD

Born: 15 March 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Pie GERBERT dit JALBERT 16 October 1798 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine GIARD

Born: 16 November 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 October 1866, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marie BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 9 October 1809 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1744
30 September 1744
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHAPDELAINE dite PRINCE and Francois GIARD 11 October 1779, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 35 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Catherine GIARD was born 15 March 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Catherine was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Antoine GIARD was born 16 November 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Catherine was 42 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
Catherine GIARD married 16 October 1798, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François-Pie GERBERT dit JALBERT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)