Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born

Died

13 March 1826 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 9 January 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 31 October 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France. Marie-Thérèse died 16 August 1824 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of François MORISSET and Marie-Geneviève GARNIER (GRENIER) .

Parents & Family of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Parents of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Father

François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE

Mother

Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Grandparents of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

m. Morisset Therese

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Marriage date: 9 January 1786
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of François MORISSET and Marie-Geneviève GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Marie-Louise LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1866, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: François GAGNON 8 January 1811 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 9 January 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LACOURSE married 8 January 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to François GAGNON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) died 16 August 1824, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

Death — 1826
13 March 1826
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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