Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Born

16 November 1736 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1824 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Josephte married Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU 20 January 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was born 22 January 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Joseph-Marie was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Francoise BELANGER .

Parents & Family of Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Parents of Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Father

Claude-Joseph MORIN

Mother

Marie GAGNE

Grandparents of Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph MORIN Agnes BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

François GAGNÉ Elisabeth LANGLOIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT married

Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU
Marriage date: 20 January 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph GAUDREAU and Francoise BELANGER

Children of Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU and Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

Thérèse GAUDREAU

Born: 29 November 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marin-Martin MORIN 9 January 1798 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Josephte's Québec records.

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 — 1736
16 November 1736
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT and Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU 20 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Thérèse GAUDREAU was born 29 November 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Josephte was 33 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.