Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT

Born

15 April 1782 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 July 1829 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre DÉSORCY Francoise ST-MARTIN

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Born: 15 April 1782 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre DÉSORCY

Mother: Francoise ST-MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel DÉSORCY , Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

Maternal grandparents: Denis-Francois ST-MARTIN , Catherine-Charlotte HUS COURNOYER

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Catherine married Joseph FORCIER 5 November 1804 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph FORCIER was born 7 May 1774 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 13 May 1843 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.

Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT died 13 July 1829 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT

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Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT married

Joseph FORCIER
Marriage date: 5 November 1804
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Joseph FORCIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Angelique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Children of Joseph FORCIER and Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT

Pierre FORCIER

Born: 29 June 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 26 July 1850, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne COURNOYER 30 September 1834 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1782
15 April 1782
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESORCY dite LINCOURT and Joseph FORCIER 5 November 1804, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 22 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Pierre FORCIER was born 29 June 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England