Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE

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29 April 1770 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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4 October 1835 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE Marguerite TOUSSAINT

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Born: 29 April 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE

Mother: Marguerite TOUSSAINT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BOURGELAS , Dorothee BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean TOUSSAINT , Suzanne MIMAUX

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Marie-Marguerite married Jean-Marie PELLETIER 28 January 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie PELLETIER was born 16 October 1762 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie died 31 July 1798 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Jean-Marie was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie CARON.

Marie-Marguerite married (2) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 28 January 1799 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 2 October 1767 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Jacques died 18 June 1850 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Jacques was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE died 4 October 1835 in Kamouraska, 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-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE married

Jean-Marie PELLETIER
Marriage date: 28 January 1788
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie PELLETIER was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie CARON

Children of Jean-Marie PELLETIER and Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 May 1877, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Priscille DARIS 12 February 1821 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE married

Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES
Marriage date: 28 January 1799
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Children of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE

Etienne MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 22 January 1806, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1871, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Olive LEVESQUE 1 February 1831 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1770
29 April 1770
La Pocatière, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE and Jean-Marie PELLETIER 28 January 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie PELLETIER died 31 July 1798, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE and Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 28 January 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 28 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Etienne MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 22 January 1806, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Marguerite was 35 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

1821 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married 12 February 1821, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Priscille DARIS

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Etienne MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 1 February 1831, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Olive LEVESQUE

Death — 1835
4 October 1835
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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