Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND

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22 August 1721 , Deschambault, Canada, New France

Died

27 September 1773 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS Veronique CAUCHON

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Born: 22 August 1721 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS

Mother: Veronique CAUCHON

Paternal grandparents: Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS , Marie-Anne INARD

Maternal grandparents: René CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAVERDIÈRE , Anne LANGLOIS

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Pierre married Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE 24 June 1748 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE was born 2 September 1719 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Louise died 20 March 1762 in Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf). Marie-Louise was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON.

Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND died 27 September 1773 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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 CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE
Marriage date: 24 June 1748
Marriage place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON

Children of Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND and Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE

Francois-Ambroise ARCAND

Born: 15 July 1750, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1785, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite ST-AMAND 14 November 1774 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Louise ARCAND

Born: 1 October 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1837, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BELISLE 21 January 1771 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph-Clement BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND

Born: 4 January 1757, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1793, Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1721
22 August 1721
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND and Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE 24 June 1748, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Francois-Ambroise ARCAND was born 15 July 1750, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ARCAND was born 1 October 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph-Clement BOURDELAIS dit ARCAND was born 4 January 1757, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise CHAVIGNY dite DELACHEVROTIERE died 20 March 1762, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf)

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.