Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

(b. 1 January 1698 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1761 , Montmagny, Canada )

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Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 1 January 1698 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS and Marie-Françoise-Charlotte BELANGER

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Madeleine married Jean BOUCHER 24 November 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean BOUCHER was born 12 August 1700 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean died 8 April 1761 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean was the child of Philippe BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MIGNIER.

Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 12 April 1761 in Montmagny, 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 Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

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Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married

Jean BOUCHER-- Date: 24 November 1727 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Jean BOUCHER was the child of Philippe BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MIGNIER

Children of Jean BOUCHER and Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR:

Madeleine BOUCHER (b.9 December 1729, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1816, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Ignace-Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) 1749 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER (b.15 May 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Claire RICHARD 17 November 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Reine BOUCHER (b.29 March 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1788, L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles-Olivier BARIAU (BARIAULT) 11 February 1760 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1698 Birth
1 January 1698
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Jean BOUCHER 24 November 1727, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 29 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 9 December 1729, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER was born 15 May 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Reine BOUCHER was born 29 March 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Madeleine was 43 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER married 17 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Claire RICHARD

1760 Marriage of Child
Reine BOUCHER married 11 February 1760, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Charles-Olivier BARIAU (BARIAULT)