flag male ancestor  Jacques  COUILLARD dit DESPRES

  (b. 16 February 1696 Montmagny, Canada, New France   d. 29 December 1744 Montmagny, Canada, New France )  

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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 16 February 1696 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD   and   Elisabeth LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY and Geneviève DESPRÉS (maternal)  Guillaume LEMIEUX and Elisabeth LANGLOIS

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

Jacques  married  Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY 22 November 1723 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY  was born 10 January 1701 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Marie-Louise-Francoise died 31 December 1728 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Marie-Louise-Francoise was the child of Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise NOLIN.

Jacques  married  (2) Veronique BÉLANGER 5 February 1731 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Veronique BÉLANGER  was born 30 August 1704 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).  Veronique died 6 January 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Veronique was the child of Charles BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNON.

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 29 December 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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