François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR

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14 July 1704 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1777 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques ROUILLARD Genevieve TROTTAIN

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Born: 14 July 1704 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques ROUILLARD

Mother: Genevieve TROTTAIN

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu ROUILLARD , Jeanne GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Francois TROTTAIN dit SAINT-SEURIN , Jeanne Anne HARDY

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François married Marie-Anne PROTEAU 2 April 1731 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PROTEAU was born 13 February 1712 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne died 7 December 1755 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne was the child of Luc PROTEAU and Marie-Madeleine GERMAIN.

François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR died 30 May 1777 in Batiscan, 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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François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR married

Marie-Anne PROTEAU
Marriage date: 2 April 1731
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PROTEAU was the child of Luc PROTEAU and Marie-Madeleine GERMAIN

Children of François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR and Marie-Anne PROTEAU

Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE)

Born: 2 February 1737, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1812, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie CORMIER 9 November 1762 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1704
14 July 1704
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR and Marie-Anne PROTEAU 2 April 1731, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) was born 2 February 1737, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 32 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PROTEAU died 7 December 1755, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1762 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) married 9 November 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Rosalie CORMIER

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.

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.