Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

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16 February 1739 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1802 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS Genevieve MICHAUD

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Born: 16 February 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Genevieve MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS , Marguerite TOUPIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MICHAUD , Madeleine CADIEUX

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Francois-Germain married Marie-Angelique OUELLET 8 October 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angelique OUELLET was born 24 May 1739 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Angelique died 21 November 1823 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF.

Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS died 15 March 1802 in Kamouraska, 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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Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS married

Marie-Angelique OUELLET
Marriage date: 8 October 1764
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF

Children of Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Angelique OUELLET

Marie-Euphrosine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 15 September 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 May 1810, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel PHOCAS dit RAYMOND 21 January 1793 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Catherine-Angelique CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 30 September 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 12 January 1795 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1739
16 February 1739
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Angelique OUELLET 8 October 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 15 September 1770, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Francois-Germain was 31 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Catherine-Angelique CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 30 September 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Germain was 37 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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Euphrosine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS married 21 January 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Gabriel PHOCAS dit RAYMOND

1795 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Angelique CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS married 12 January 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

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