Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

Born

25 September 1753 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

15 May 1831 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE Marie-Anne BIRON

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Born: 25 September 1753 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne BIRON

Paternal grandparents: François DUBOIS , Marie-Anne LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents: Etienne BIRON , Marie-Anne HOUDE

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

Charles married Louise DUPLESSIS 7 February 1781 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise DUPLESSIS was born 14 September 1746 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Louise died 11 May 1793 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louise was the child of Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE.

Charles married (2) Euphrosine GARCEAU 13 February 1804 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine GARCEAU was born 3 March 1779 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Euphrosine was the child of Charles GARCEAU and Josephte GRENIER.

Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 15 May 1831 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Duplessis Louise
m. Garceau Euphrosine

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Recorded occupation: cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Spouse & Children of Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

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Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE married

Louise DUPLESSIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1781
Marriage place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Louise DUPLESSIS was the child of Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE

Children of Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Louise DUPLESSIS

Amable DUBOIS

Born: 22 March 1782, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 August 1836, St-Barnabé-Nord, Canada

Josephte DUBOIS

Born: 19 June 1786, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Pierre LAFRANCE

Born: 5 November 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE 27 September 1813 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE married

Euphrosine GARCEAU
Marriage date: 13 February 1804
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Euphrosine GARCEAU was the child of Charles GARCEAU and Josephte GRENIER

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Children of Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Euphrosine GARCEAU

Angelique LAFRANCE

Born: 28 November 1809, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 3 May 1854, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE 11 October 1831 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1753
25 September 1753
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Louise DUPLESSIS 7 February 1781 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

He was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Amable DUBOIS was born 22 March 1782, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Charles was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Josephte DUBOIS was born 19 June 1786, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Charles was 32 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Pierre LAFRANCE was born 5 November 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 38 years old.

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise DUPLESSIS died 11 May 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Euphrosine GARCEAU 13 February 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 50 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Angelique LAFRANCE was born 28 November 1809, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 56 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAFRANCE married 27 September 1813, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

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 — 1831
15 May 1831
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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