Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE

(b. 5 September 1732 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. March 1798 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 5 September 1732 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET

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Francoise married Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 9 January 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 10 March 1740 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis died 15 September 1810 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE died March 1798 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Deshaies Alexis

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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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Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY-- Date: 9 January 1769 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

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1732 Birth
5 September 1732
Bécancour, Nicolet, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE and Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 9 January 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 36 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.