Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY

(b. 2 February 1774 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 October 1807 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY was born 2 February 1774 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY was the child of Louis DRAGON dit GUAY and Marguerite CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUAY dit DARAGON and Marguerite CIRCÉ DITE ST-MICHEL (maternal) Jacques CARTIER dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Marguerite MONGEON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Michel BOURGEOIS 16 January 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BOURGEOIS was born 16 September 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Michel died 18 July 1832 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Michel was the child of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite RICHARD.

Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY died 9 October 1807 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY married

Michel BOURGEOIS-- Date: 16 January 1792 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Michel BOURGEOIS was the child of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite RICHARD

Children of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY:

Françoise BOURGEOIS (b.2 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 23 March 1877, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre BOURQUE 5 October 1824 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1774 Birth
2 February 1774
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY and Michel BOURGEOIS 16 January 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Françoise BOURGEOIS was born 2 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite was 28 years old.