Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR

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9 March 1727 , Québec, Canada, New France

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15 April 1776 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR Marie-Jeanne JEAN

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Born: 9 March 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR

Mother: Marie-Jeanne JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN , Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

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Nicolas-Antoine married Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD 14 February 1752 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD was born 25 February 1734 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Ursule was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Ursule MARTIN.

Nicolas-Antoine married (2) Marie-Josephte FORTIN 23 November 1761 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte FORTIN was born 16 December 1736 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Josephte died 29 October 1807 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Julien FORTIN and Elisabeth CARON.

Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR died 15 April 1776 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, 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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Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR married

Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 14 February 1752
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Ursule MARTIN

Children of Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR and Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD

Marie-Ursule DUCROS dite LATERREUR

Born: abt. 1758, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: November 28, 1846, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Joseph LABBE November 3, 1776 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR married

Marie-Josephte FORTIN
Marriage date: 23 November 1761
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada
Marie-Josephte FORTIN was the child of Julien FORTIN and Elisabeth CARON

Children of Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR and Marie-Josephte FORTIN

Francoise DUCROS dite LATERREUR

Born: 16 March 1767, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1815, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques CHOUINARD 22 July 1782 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
9 March 1727
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR and Marie-Ursule CHOUINARD 14 February 1752, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Antoine DUCROS dit LATERREUR and Marie-Josephte FORTIN 23 November 1761, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 34 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Francoise DUCROS dite LATERREUR was born 16 March 1767, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Nicolas-Antoine was 40 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.