Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU

Born

26 July 1773 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 June 1841 , Rimouski, Canada East

Joseph married Marie-Josephte LEBRETON 2 June 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LEBRETON was born 20 November 1775 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 9 April 1803 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Noel LEBRETON and Marie-Reine DIONNE .

Parents & Family of Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU

Parents of Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU

Father

Charles VAILLANCOURT

Mother

Marie-Josephe GUÉRET dite DUMONT

Grandparents of Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT Marie-Josephe AUBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU

Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU married

Marie-Josephte LEBRETON
Marriage date: 2 June 1794
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte LEBRETON was the child of Noel LEBRETON and Marie-Reine DIONNE

Children of Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LEBRETON

Marie-Josette VAILLANCOURT

Born: 28 September 1796, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1859, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph THERIAULT 15 January 1816 Place: Kamouraska, 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 — 1773
26 July 1773
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VAILLANCOURT dit BROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LEBRETON 2 June 1794, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 20 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette VAILLANCOURT was born 28 September 1796, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 23 years old.

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