Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born

Died

27 February 1830 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Laurent married Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 26 September 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was born 4 January 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine died 24 November 1861 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Francois LEVASSEUR and Charlotte GAILLOUX .

Parents & Family of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Parents of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Father

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE

Mother

Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Grandparents of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Paternal grandparents

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

Maternal grandparents

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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 26 September 1791
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was the child of Francois LEVASSEUR and Charlotte GAILLOUX

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Marie LACOURSE

Born: 20 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CORMIER 24 January 1815 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Angele LACOURSE

Born: 13 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 2 May 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Laurent LACOURSE

Born: 29 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 28 February 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louise LACOURSE

Born: 23 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite DAVID

Born: 18 March 1800, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: 5 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 28 March 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 December 1897, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

Marguerite LACOURSE dite DAVID

Born: 13 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Julia LACOURSE

Born: 14 July 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 7 May 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Moise LACOURSE

Born: 5 November 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie LACOURSE

Born: 19 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Emilie LACOURSE

Born: 24 August 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1906, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Zoe LACOURSE

Born: 13 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Laurent'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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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)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 26 September 1791, 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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie LACOURSE was born 20 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1795 Birth of Child
Angele LACOURSE was born 13 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1796 Birth of Child
Laurent LACOURSE was born 29 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1797 Death of Child
Laurent LACOURSE died 28 February 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1797 Birth of Child
Louise LACOURSE was born 23 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite DAVID was born 18 March 1800, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1801 Death of Child
Marguerite DAVID died 5 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 28 March 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1805 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACOURSE dite DAVID was born 13 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1807 Birth of Child
Julia LACOURSE was born 14 July 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1809 Birth of Child
Moise LACOURSE was born 5 November 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1811 Death of Child
Julia LACOURSE died 7 May 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie LACOURSE was born 19 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1813 Birth of Child
Emilie LACOURSE was born 24 August 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie LACOURSE married 24 January 1815 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

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

1820 Birth of Child
Zoe LACOURSE was born 13 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

Death — 1830
27 February 1830
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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