Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN

(b. 24 August 1750 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1814 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN was born 24 August 1750 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN was the child of Pierre DUCLOS and Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUCLOS and Marie-Charlotte DUTEAU (maternal) Jean LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Françoise RIVARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Louise married Michel BILLY 9 February 1773 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel BILLY was born 24 March 1747 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Michel died 11 August 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Michel was the child of Michel BILLY and Charlotte PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN died 22 November 1814 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN married

Michel BILLY-- Date: 9 February 1773 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel BILLY was the child of Michel BILLY and Charlotte PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Children of Michel BILLY and Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN:

Michel BILLY (b.29 September 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 February 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PEPIN 25 November 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1750 Birth
24 August 1750
Batiscan, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN and Michel BILLY 9 February 1773, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Michel BILLY was born 29 September 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Louise 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Michel BILLY married 25 November 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Josephte PEPIN

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