Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES

(b. 7 January 1735 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 7 January 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Genevieve CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) François CARON and Françoise PARÉ

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Joseph married Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER 14 February 1763 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER was born 25 August 1737 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève died 8 October 1776 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOIS.

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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Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES married

Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER-- Date: 14 February 1763 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Children of Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER:

Etienne COUILLARD (b.12 May 1775, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Claire LABERGE 13 May 1800 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1735 Birth
7 January 1735
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Geneviève FOURNIER 14 February 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Etienne COUILLARD was born 12 May 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 40 years old.

Added: 3/30/2021 8:32:59 PM - Updated: 3/30/2021 8:35:27 PM