Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS

Born

1 May 1744 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

15 November 1810 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Joseph COUILLARD Marie-Marthe BELANGER

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Born: 1 May 1744 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COUILLARD

Mother: Marie-Marthe BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Louis COUILLARD , Marie FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Louis BELANGER , Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

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Jean-Jacques married Romaine CARON 26 October 1772 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Romaine CARON was born 21 February 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Romaine died 26 March 1831 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Romaine was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE.

Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS died 15 November 1810 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS married

Romaine CARON
Marriage date: 26 October 1772
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Romaine CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE

Children of Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS and Romaine CARON

Remi COUILLARD

Born: 31 December 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Scholastique CARON 23 February 1808 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1744
1 May 1744
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS and Romaine CARON 26 October 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Remi COUILLARD was born 31 December 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean-Jacques was 30 years old.

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)

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Remi COUILLARD married 23 February 1808, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Scholastique CARON