Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT

(b. 13 January 1749 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1787 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT was born 13 January 1749 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT was the child of Pierre-Charles GUILBAULT and Charlotte-Brigitte VALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT) (maternal) Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite-Agnès CAMPAGNA

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Marie-Josephe married François GERVAIS 8 February 1768 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François GERVAIS was born 3 September 1743 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François died 21 December 1813 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE.

Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT died 6 August 1787 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, 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.

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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Family and Children of Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT

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Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT married

François GERVAIS-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
François GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Louise-Elisabeth VALLÉE

Children of François GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT:

Marie GERVAIS (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 February 1803, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. François TESSIER 21 January 1800 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charles GERVAIS (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie TESSIER 21 January 1800 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Elisabeth GERVAIS (b.26 March 1783, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 April 1854, La-Pérade, Canada East )
m. Joseph DUSABLON dit LÉVESQUE 22 January 1805 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1749 Birth
13 January 1749
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT and François GERVAIS 8 February 1768, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 19 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GERVAIS was born 26 March 1783, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)