Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE

Born

7 April 1764 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 June 1820 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE Angelique LOISEAU

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Born: 7 April 1764 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE

Mother: Angelique LOISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT , Marie-Catherine PINARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Joachim LOISEAU , Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise DUGUAY 25 August 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise DUGUAY was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise was the child of Joseph DUGUAY and Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT.

Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE died 20 June 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Duguay Francoise

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Recorded occupation: terrien

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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Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE married

Francoise DUGUAY
Marriage date: 25 August 1795
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Francoise DUGUAY was the child of Joseph DUGUAY and Marie-Gabrielle BENOIT

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE and Francoise DUGUAY

Joseph LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT

Born: 14 February 1804, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele CAYA 21 September 1830 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Angélique LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Born: 31 December 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1857, L'Avenir, Canada East

Married: François-Xavier BAILLARGEON 7 August 1827 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1764
7 April 1764
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE and Francoise DUGUAY 25 August 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 31 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT was born 14 February 1804, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Angélique LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT was born 31 December 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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.