Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born

7 April 1785 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 March 1852 , Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

Parents & Family of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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Born: 7 April 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Father

Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother

Jeanne GATINEAU

Grandparents of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Paternal grandparents

Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX Marguerite ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents

Jean GATINEAU dit BRINDAMOUR Marie-Louise MENARD

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

Pierre married Marie-Judith DAIGLE 11 January 1808 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Judith DAIGLE was born 2 October 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Judith died 3 March 1869 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada . Marie-Judith was the child of Firmin DAIGLE and Marguerite DUVAL.

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 28 March 1852 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marie-Judith DAIGLE
Marriage date: 11 January 1808
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Judith DAIGLE was the child of Firmin DAIGLE and Marguerite DUVAL

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Judith DAIGLE

Charles LACROIX dit BOURGAULT

Born: 10 June 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 30 July 1880, Wotton, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 23 September 1834 Place: Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada

Henriette BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 29 November 1824, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emery BREAU (BRAULT) 12 October 1868 Place: Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, 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 — 1785
7 April 1785
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1808 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Judith DAIGLE 11 January 1808, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 22 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Charles LACROIX dit BOURGAULT was born 10 June 1812, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 27 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Henriette BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 29 November 1824, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Charles LACROIX dit BOURGAULT married 23 September 1834, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)