Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Born

27 February 1741 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1796 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Born: 27 February 1741 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Father

Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Mother

Marie-Louise POULIN

Grandparents of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE Anne GUILLOT

Maternal grandparents

Joseph POULIN Louise BOLDUC

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

Augustin married Marie-Josephe DEMERS 11 July 1774 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe DEMERS was born 15 March 1752 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 17 April 1791 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Anne GINGRAS.

Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 24 November 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married

Marie-Josephe DEMERS
Marriage date: 11 July 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe DEMERS was the child of Michel DEMERS and Marie-Anne GINGRAS

Children of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Josephe DEMERS

Josephe GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE

Born: 25 March 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre SIMONEAU 24 January 1797 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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 — 1741
27 February 1741
Château-Richer, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Josephe DEMERS 11 July 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Josephe GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 25 March 1775, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 34 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.