Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT

(b. 6 February 1768 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 6 February 1768 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT was the child of François DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN and Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Anne MEUNIER

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie CYR 24 October 1791 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie CYR was born 7 December 1770 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie died 2 December 1843 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie was the child of Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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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Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT married

Marie CYR-- Date: 24 October 1791 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Marie CYR was the child of Gervais CYR and Marie-Judith DUFRESNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie CYR:

Marie DEGRE (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis HEBERT 14 October 1811 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louise DEGRE (b.19 January 1809, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 9 November 1892, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )
m. Felix METILLY dit ST-ONGE 7 October 1828 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph DEGRE dit PRECOURT (b.10 September 1816, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 27 June 1896, Beloeil, Québec, Canada )
m. Helene RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dite BLANCHARD 17 November 1840 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1768 Birth
6 February 1768
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie CYR 24 October 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 23 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Louise DEGRE was born 19 January 1809, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Joseph DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 10 September 1816, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

Added: 1/24/2020 4:31:17 PM - Updated: 9/10/2021 9:24:40 AM