Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born

28 August 1734 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1820 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR Francoise-Marguerite DURAND

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Born: 28 August 1734 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Francoise-Marguerite DURAND

Paternal grandparents: Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR , Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Nicolas DURAND , Marguerite HUOT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Claire THIBAULT 23 February 1757 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Claire THIBAULT was born 22 August 1739 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Claire died 15 August 1802 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Claire was the child of François-Joseph THIBAULT (THIBEAULT) and Claire JEAN dite ST-PIERRE.

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died 21 February 1820 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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.

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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.

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Marie-Claire THIBAULT
Marriage date: 23 February 1757
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Claire THIBAULT was the child of François-Joseph THIBAULT (THIBEAULT) and Claire JEAN dite ST-PIERRE

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Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Born: 26 March 1758, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 23 October 1834, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 8 February 1780 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 10 September 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 June 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS 20 February 1786 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 22 February 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 September 1837, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CHOUINARD 16 July 1787 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 19 September 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 July 1853, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Marie-Rose JEAN 5 July 1790 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 2 May 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1851, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Geneviève COLLIN (COLIN) 9 February 1795 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1734
28 August 1734
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBAULT 23 February 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 26 March 1758, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 10 September 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 22 February 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 19 September 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 2 May 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Claire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 8 February 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie CHOUINARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 20 February 1786, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS

1787 Marriage of Child
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 16 July 1787, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CHOUINARD

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 5 July 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marie-Rose JEAN

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Germain LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married 9 February 1795, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Geneviève COLLIN (COLIN)

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