Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE

Born

9 February 1714 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1803 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE Madeleine LABBE

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Born: 9 February 1714 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS dit GREGOIRE

Mother: Madeleine LABBE

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire DEBLOIS , Françoise VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LABBE dit LACROIX , Marguerite MEUNIER

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Claire married Charles POULIN 23 November 1744 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Charles POULIN was born 29 August 1711 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Charles died 10 July 1765 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Pascal POULIN and Marguerite GAGNE.

Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE died 20 August 1803 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower 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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Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE married

Charles POULIN
Marriage date: 23 November 1744
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Charles POULIN was the child of Pascal POULIN and Marguerite GAGNE

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Birth — 1714
9 February 1714
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Claire DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE and Charles POULIN 23 November 1744, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 30 years old.

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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles POULIN died 10 July 1765, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.