Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID

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20 February 1773 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 November 1841 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

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Born: 20 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE

Mother: Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

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

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU 23 February 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU was born 3 April 1763 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 20 February 1847 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph was the child of François BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE.

Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID died 29 November 1841 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .

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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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Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU
Marriage date: 23 February 1789
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU was the child of François BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Louise GENEST dite LABARRE

Children of Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU and Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID

Marie-Louise CARIGNAN dite BOURBEAU

Born: 15 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1887 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine DUREAU (DUREAULT) 14 February 1820 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN

Born: 19 November 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 May 1871, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Reine DESROSIERS dite DARGIS 20 February 1827 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Moise CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU

Born: 27 August 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 November 1887, Princeville, Canada

Married: Marguerite COMEAU 25 October 1831 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1773
20 February 1773
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

She was 16 years old.

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)

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CARIGNAN dite BOURBEAU was born 15 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN was born 19 November 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Moise CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU was born 27 August 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CARIGNAN dite BOURBEAU married 14 February 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Antoine DUREAU (DUREAULT)

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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOURBEAU dit CARIGNAN married 20 February 1827, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie-Reine DESROSIERS dite DARGIS

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Moise CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU married 25 October 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marguerite COMEAU

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States