Brigitte-Dorothée married Joseph BOURGELAS
27 November 1752
in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BOURGELAS
was born
31 January 1731
in
La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).
Joseph died
30 July 1788
in
La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).
Joseph was the child of Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER.
Brigitte-Dorothée married (2) Joseph PELLETIER
16 June 1791
in La Pocatière, Lower Canada
.
Joseph PELLETIER
was born
22 November 1722
in
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.
Joseph died
11 September 1812
in
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.
Joseph was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.
Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE died
10 August 1793
in La Pocatière, Lower 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.
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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Birth — 1734 12 May 1734 La Pocatière, Canada, New France
1752 Marriage / Partner Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Joseph BOURGELAS 27 November 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
1762 Birth of Child Brigitte BOURGELAS was born 27 November 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Brigitte-Dorothée was 28 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.
1766 Birth of Child Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS was born 6 January 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Brigitte-Dorothée was 31 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.
1782 Marriage of Child Brigitte BOURGELAS married 11 November 1782, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre FOURNIER
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner Joseph BOURGELAS died 30 July 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
1791 Marriage / Partner Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Joseph PELLETIER 16 June 1791, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
She was 57 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Marriage of Child Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS married 7 March 1791, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD
Death — 1793 10 August 1793 La Pocatière, Lower Canada She died at the age of 59.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Joseph BOURGELAS
Birth — 1734
1752 Marriage / Partner
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.
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)
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
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