François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Born

Died

18 October 1826 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Louise GAUVREAU 1 May 1797 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GAUVREAU was born 23 October 1776 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died 22 October 1837 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph GAUVREAU and Agathe FORGET .

Parents & Family of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Parents of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Father

Louis DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Mother

Marie-Angélique COURVAL

Grandparents of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Paternal grandparents

François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT Marie-Madeleine PICHÉ

Maternal grandparents

Louis COURVAL Marie DUPRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT married

Marie-Louise GAUVREAU
Marriage date: 1 May 1797
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise GAUVREAU was the child of Joseph GAUVREAU and Agathe FORGET

Children of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Louise GAUVREAU

Marguerite BOISVERT

Born: abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DROUIN 20 January 1818 Place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Louise GAUVREAU 1 May 1797, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOISVERT married 20 January 1818, Terrebonne, Lower Canada to Joseph DROUIN

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England