Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Born

5 December 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

17 May 1812 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Felicite married Jean-Baptiste GAGNE 14 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 20 April 1800 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ and Marie-Marthe SIMARD .

Parents & Family of Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Parents of Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Father

Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

Mother

Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Grandparents of Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE Elisabeth PETIT

Maternal grandparents

Francois-Xavier THIBAULT Madeleine POULIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE married

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE
Marriage date: 14 November 1774
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ and Marie-Marthe SIMARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNE and Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Charlotte GAGNE

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 31 March 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE 26 June 1797 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Madeleine GAGNE

Born: 10 August 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 December 1839, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François HERVE (HARVEY) 5 November 1804 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Michel GAGNÉ

Born: 22 August 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Denise GIRARD 11 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Felicite'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 — 1748
5 December 1748
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and Jean-Baptiste GAGNE 14 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNE was born 10 August 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite was 31 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNÉ was born 22 August 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GAGNE married 26 June 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE died 20 April 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1804 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAGNE married 5 November 1804, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Jean-François HERVE (HARVEY)

Death — 1812
17 May 1812
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 63.

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