François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Born

21 November 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

21 May 1803 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Claire GARAND 29 September 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire GARAND was born 20 August 1728 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Claire died 15 June 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marie-Claire was the child of François GARAND and Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE .

Parents & Family of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Parents of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Father

Jean-Baptiste-Marie ROCH (LAROCQUE)

Mother

Marie-Françoise LEDOUX

Grandparents of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEDOUX Marie-Anne MONIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE married

Marie-Claire GARAND
Marriage date: 29 September 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Claire GARAND was the child of François GARAND and Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE

Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Claire GARAND

Marie ROQUE dite COUILLAUD

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 August 1832, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace TESSIER 10 May 1801 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

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 — 1738
21 November 1738
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Claire GARAND 29 September 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.

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.