Francois GUÉRET dit DUMONT

(b. 8 October 1764 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1811 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )

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Francois GUÉRET dit DUMONT was born 8 October 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois GUÉRET dit DUMONT was the child of Michel GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie Anne RAYMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie-Rose LEVASSEUR (maternal) Jean Baptiste RAYMOND and Josephte MIUS D'ENTREMONT

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Francois married Marie-Josephe MARQUIS 27 October 1794 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe MARQUIS was born 16 March 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe died 27 November 1835 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE.

Francois GUÉRET dit DUMONT died 29 May 1811 in L'Isle-Verte, 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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Marie-Josephe MARQUIS-- Date: 27 October 1794 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe MARQUIS was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE

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1764 Birth
8 October 1764
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Francois GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Marie-Josephe MARQUIS 27 October 1794, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

He was 30 years old.

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