Félicité PAQUELIN dite COMTOIS

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13 February 1745 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1836 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean PAQUELIN dit COMTOIS Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

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Born: 13 February 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PAQUELIN dit COMTOIS

Mother: Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Bertrand AUPRY dit LARAMÉE , Anne DUMAS

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Félicité married Pierre BOURDEAU 15 June 1761 in La Prairie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BOURDEAU was born 5 January 1730 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre died 27 April 1786 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Pierre was the child of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marguerite GUERIN.

Félicité PAQUELIN dite COMTOIS died 18 January 1836 in La Prairie, 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.

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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Pierre BOURDEAU
Marriage date: 15 June 1761
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada
Pierre BOURDEAU was the child of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marguerite GUERIN

Children of Pierre BOURDEAU and Félicité PAQUELIN dite COMTOIS

Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU

Born: 22 September 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève MARSAL 29 October 1787 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Felicite BOURDEAU

Born: 23 November 1766, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1841, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Joseph LEMIEUX 14 October 1782 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine BOURDEAU

Born: 17 April 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Armand HÉBERT 15 November 1802 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1745
13 February 1745
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Félicité PAQUELIN dite COMTOIS and Pierre BOURDEAU 15 June 1761 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 16 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU was born 22 September 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Félicité was 18 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Felicite BOURDEAU was born 23 November 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Félicité was 21 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine BOURDEAU was born 17 April 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Félicité was 32 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Felicite BOURDEAU married 14 October 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph LEMIEUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BOURDEAU died 27 April 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU married 29 October 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Geneviève MARSAL

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Catherine BOURDEAU married 15 November 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Armand HÉBERT

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)

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1836
18 January 1836
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 90.

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