Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Born

23 January 1727 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1793 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Alexis married Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE 6 January 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 14 December 1732 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Catherine died 15 January 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Noel GODARD and Catherine MINEAU .

Parents & Family of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Parents of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Father

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Mother

Josephte GRESLON

Grandparents of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Paternal grandparents

Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Jacques GRESLON Elisabeth MOUSSEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE married

Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 6 January 1753
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE was the child of Noel GODARD and Catherine MINEAU

Children of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE and Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Paul LAROCQUE

Born: 9 September 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marthe THERRIEN 13 October 1794 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1727
23 January 1727
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE and Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE 6 January 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Paul LAROCQUE was born 9 September 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Alexis was 42 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.