Geneviève COUILLARD dite DESPRES

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30 October 1735 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1763 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES Veronique BÉLANGER

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Born: 30 October 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

Mother: Veronique BÉLANGER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques COUILLARD , Elisabeth LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Charles BÉLANGER , Geneviève GAGNON

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Geneviève married Louis-Marie MORIN 31 January 1752 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Marie MORIN was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis-Marie died 19 March 1794 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Louis-Marie was the child of Louis MORIN and Elisabeth BILODEAU.

Geneviève COUILLARD dite DESPRES died 10 December 1763 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève COUILLARD dite DESPRES married

Louis-Marie MORIN
Marriage date: 31 January 1752
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Louis-Marie MORIN was the child of Louis MORIN and Elisabeth BILODEAU

Children of Louis-Marie MORIN and Geneviève COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Michel MORIN

Born: 6 January 1759, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine-Genevieve DUQUET 27 February 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1735
30 October 1735
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève COUILLARD dite DESPRES and Louis-Marie MORIN 31 January 1752, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 16 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Michel MORIN was born 6 January 1759, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Geneviève was 23 years old.