Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Born

27 October 1728 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 October 1804 , Québec, Lower Canada

Louis married Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN 25 June 1753 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN was born 2 March 1726 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 21 November 1765 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph JOURDAIN and Catherine-Ursule DUQUET .

Parents & Family of Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Parents of Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Father

François GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Mother

Marie-Françoise BRISSET

Grandparents of Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean BRISSET Geneviève TRUT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE married

Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN
Marriage date: 25 June 1753
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN was the child of Joseph JOURDAIN and Catherine-Ursule DUQUET

Children of Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE and Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN

Joseph GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE

Born: 2 July 1754, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1840, Québec, Lower Canada

Louis-Francois GEORGET

Born: 24 September 1758, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1834, Québec, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis'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 — 1728
27 October 1728
Québec, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Louis GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE and Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN 25 June 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph GEORGET dit TRANQUILLE was born 2 July 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois GEORGET was born 24 September 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis was 29 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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe JOURDAIN died 21 November 1765, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.