François MORIN dit VALCOURT

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22 January 1728 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1796 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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François MORIN dit VALCOURT Genevieve BOSSE

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Born: 22 January 1728 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: François MORIN dit VALCOURT

Mother: Genevieve BOSSE

Paternal grandparents: François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT , Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD

Maternal grandparents: Louis BOSSE , Marie-Angélique BOUCHARD

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François married Marie-Modeste PAIN 17 February 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Modeste PAIN was born 11 May 1747 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Modeste died 4 October 1830 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Modeste was the child of Jean PAIN and Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE.

François MORIN dit VALCOURT died 7 February 1796 in L'Islet, 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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François MORIN dit VALCOURT married

Marie-Modeste PAIN
Marriage date: 17 February 1772
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Modeste PAIN was the child of Jean PAIN and Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE

Children of François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Modeste PAIN

Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT

Born: 7 August 1788, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1856, Percé, Le Rocher-Percé, Quebec, Canada

Married: Rachel LABBE 18 October 1819

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Birth — 1728
22 January 1728
Montmagny, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Modeste PAIN 17 February 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 44 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)

1788 Birth of Child
Laurent MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 7 August 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François was 60 years old.

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

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