Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE

Born

30 April 1706 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1786 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE Marie-Jeanne GABOURY

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Born: 30 April 1706 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne GABOURY

Maternal grandparents: Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR , Nicole SOUILLARD

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Elisabeth married Francois DUVAL 14 January 1732 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois DUVAL was born 24 January 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francois died 13 March 1787 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.

Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE died 13 December 1786 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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Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE married

Francois DUVAL
Marriage date: 14 January 1732
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Francois DUVAL was the child of François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Children of Francois DUVAL and Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE

Francois DUVAL

Born: 25 March 1735, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve GAGNON 20 October 1760 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre DUVAL

Born: 23 March 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1822, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CARON 26 October 1766 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1706
30 April 1706
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE and Francois DUVAL 14 January 1732 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Francois DUVAL was born 25 March 1735, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre DUVAL was born 23 March 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth was 34 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Francois DUVAL married 20 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Genevieve GAGNON

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUVAL married 26 October 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Anne CARON

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.