Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born

5 June 1736 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1821 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

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Born: 5 June 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY

Mother: Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR , Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL , Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

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Josephte-Ursule married Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE 27 July 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Gabriel died 27 September 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Gabriel was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR.

Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY died 2 May 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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.

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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.

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Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY married

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE
Marriage date: 27 July 1761
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Children of Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 February 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 26 September 1791 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte LACOURSE

Born: 7 March 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1819, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Charles LACOURSE dit DAVID

Born: 8 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 October 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Francois LACOURSE dit DAVID

Born: 24 September 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID

Born: 20 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU 23 February 1789 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph LACOURSE

Born: 6 December 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 April 1839, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite LACOURSE

Born: 2 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 April 1857, Sainte-Gertrude Canada

Married: Augustin SÉVIGNY 8 February 1796 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Bonaventure LACOURSE dit DAVID

Born: 23 January 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 July 1852, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Birth — 1736
5 June 1736
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY and Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE 27 July 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LACOURSE was born 7 March 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 8 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 24 September 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 35 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID was born 20 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 36 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph LACOURSE was born 6 December 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 38 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACOURSE was born 2 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 39 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Bonaventure LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 23 January 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephte-Ursule was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE died 27 September 1788, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID married 23 February 1789 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE married 26 September 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LACOURSE married 8 February 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Augustin SÉVIGNY

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

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.

1819 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte LACOURSE died 7 February 1819, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Josephte-Ursule was 82 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1821
2 May 1821
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 84.

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