Marie-Claire CHOUINARD
Born: 22 October 1787, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Joseph-Francois CHOUINARD 6 February 1815 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Claire
LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Born
26 March 1758
,
L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died
23 October 1834
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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Jean-Marie CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 8 February 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Anne PELLETIER
Jean-Marie CHOUINARDMarriage date: 8 February 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Anne PELLETIER
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Germain CHOUINARD
Born: 23 August 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1860, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
Died: 29 May 1860, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East
Married: Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE 25 May 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower 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 — 175826 March 1758
L'Islet, Canada, New France
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.
1780 Marriage / PartnerClaire LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 8 February 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
She was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Birth of ChildMarie-Claire CHOUINARD was born 22 October 1787, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Claire was 29 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1797 Birth of ChildGermain CHOUINARD was born 23 August 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Claire was 39 years old.
1815 Marriage of ChildMarie-Claire CHOUINARD married 6 February 1815, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Joseph-Francois CHOUINARD
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildGermain CHOUINARD married 25 May 1818, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Charlotte DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1826 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Marie CHOUINARD died 2 July 1826, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 183423 October 1834
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 76.
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