Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

Born

14 September 1766 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 March 1847 , Montmagny, Canada East

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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES Charlotte FOURNIER

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Born: 14 September 1766 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

Mother: Charlotte FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES , Veronique BÉLANGER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas FOURNIER , Geneviève LANGLOIS

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Jacques married Marie-Claire BERNIER 14 October 1800 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 27 March 1783 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Claire died 17 April 1830 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 4 March 1847 in Montmagny, 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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Spouse & Children of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES married

Marie-Claire BERNIER
Marriage date: 14 October 1800
Marriage place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Marie-Claire BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Children of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Claire BERNIER

Flore-Marie COUILLARD dite DESPRES

Born: 15 February 1825, Montmagny, Lower Canada
Died: 19 May 1893, Montmagny, Québec, Canada

Married: Marcel CARON 19 February 1849 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1766
14 September 1766
Montmagny, 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)

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Claire BERNIER 14 October 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 34 years old.

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES - 1800 marriage

1800 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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)

1825 Birth of Child
Flore-Marie COUILLARD dite DESPRES was born 15 February 1825, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques was 58 years old.

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)