Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES

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17 May 1710 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

4 October 1797 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Jacques COUILLARD Elisabeth LEMIEUX

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Born: 17 May 1710 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques COUILLARD

Mother: Elisabeth LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY , Geneviève DESPRÉS

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LEMIEUX , Elisabeth LANGLOIS

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Marie-Madeleine married Charles COUILLARD 20 October 1728 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles COUILLARD was born 13 August 1695 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Charles died 30 October 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Charles was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Louise COUTURE.

Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES died 4 October 1797 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES married

Charles COUILLARD
Marriage date: 20 October 1728
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Charles COUILLARD was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Louise COUTURE

Children of Charles COUILLARD and Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Charles COUILLARD

Born: 28 December 1735, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1769, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine COUILLARD

Born: 16 May 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1780, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise COUILLARD

Born: 12 July 1738, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1806, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Louis JONCAS 10 November 1760 Place: Montmagny, Canada

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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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Birth — 1710
17 May 1710
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine COUILLARD dite DESPRES and Charles COUILLARD 20 October 1728 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 18 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Charles COUILLARD was born 28 December 1735, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Madeleine COUILLARD was born 16 May 1737, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Louise COUILLARD was born 12 July 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles COUILLARD died 30 October 1749, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Louise COUILLARD married 10 November 1760, Montmagny, Canada to Louis JONCAS

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.

1769 Death of Child
Charles COUILLARD died 14 June 1769, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Madeleine was 59 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.

1780 Death of Child
Madeleine COUILLARD died 22 May 1780, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine was 70 years old.

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

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

Death — 1797
4 October 1797
Montmagny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 87.

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