Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Born

24 May 1737 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1787 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre HEROUX Angelique CARBONNEAU

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Born: 24 May 1737 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre HEROUX

Mother: Angelique CARBONNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE , Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL , Geneviève MARTIN

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

Michel married Marie-Louise MILLET 30 April 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MILLET was born 12 August 1741 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise died 19 January 1773 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre-Joseph MILLET and Antoinette CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE.

Michel married (2) Josephte BERCIER 20 September 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BERCIER was born 6 November 1741 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Josephte died 28 July 1799 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Josephte was the child of Pierre BERCIER and Josephte GENDRON.

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 6 May 1787 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bercier Josephte
m. Millet Marie-Louise

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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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 Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

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Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Marie-Louise MILLET
Marriage date: 30 April 1764
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MILLET was the child of Pierre-Joseph MILLET and Antoinette CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Louise MILLET

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Born: 17 March 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Marguerite-Anne BENOIT 16 July 1787 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Josephte BERCIER
Marriage date: 20 September 1773
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte BERCIER was the child of Pierre BERCIER and Josephte GENDRON

Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Josephte BERCIER

Benoit HEROUX

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCI 14 October 1811 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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Birth — 1737
24 May 1737
Yamachiche, 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
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Louise MILLET 30 April 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 17 March 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel was 28 years old.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Josephte BERCIER 20 September 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 36 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MILLET died 19 January 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.