Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Born

31 December 1727 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1780 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

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Born: 31 December 1727 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Father

Pierre HEROUX

Mother

Angelique CARBONNEAU

Grandparents of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL Geneviève MARTIN

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME 21 February 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME was born 8 July 1735 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 8 January 1805 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Andre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Anne BOUVIER.

Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 16 May 1780 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME was the child of Andre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Anne BOUVIER

Children of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Born: 12 December 1763, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Archange PAYET 11 January 1791 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Madeleine HEROUX

Born: 30 December 1780, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 February 1850, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Regis GELINAS 19 August 1805 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1727
31 December 1727
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Anne BERTHIAUME 21 February 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 29 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 HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 12 December 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 35 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.