Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Born

22 February 1761 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Died

9 October 1847 , Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

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François COUILLARD dit LAROQUE Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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Born: 22 February 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Father: François COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Mother: Charlotte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Innocent AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Geneviève LEMELIN

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Pierre married Marie-Anne ROBIDAS 29 January 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne ROBIDAS was born 16 December 1768 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 24 May 1836 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Geneviève-Josephe GRENON.

Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROQUE died 9 October 1847 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East .
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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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Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROQUE married

Marie-Anne ROBIDAS
Marriage date: 29 January 1787
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne ROBIDAS was the child of Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Geneviève-Josephe GRENON

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Pierre LAROCQUE

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 January 1872, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Amable BERGERON 13 November 1809 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1761
22 February 1761
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROQUE and Marie-Anne ROBIDAS 29 January 1787, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAROCQUE married 13 November 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Amable BERGERON

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

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