François BOUCHER dit BARBEL

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abt. 1749 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

7 August 1819 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BARBEL Marie-Catherine GLADU dite COGNAC

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Born: abt. 1749 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit BARBEL

Mother: Marie-Catherine GLADU dite COGNAC

Paternal grandparents: Charles BOUCHER , Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GLADU dit COGNAC , Marie-Louise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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François married Marie-Louise GIROUX abt. 1773 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GIROUX was born 8 May 1747 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Jeanne TOUPIN.

François BOUCHER dit BARBEL died 7 August 1819 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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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François BOUCHER dit BARBEL married

Marie-Louise GIROUX
Marriage date: abt. 1773
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Marie-Louise GIROUX was the child of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Jeanne TOUPIN

Children of François BOUCHER dit BARBEL and Marie-Louise GIROUX

Pierre-Francois BOUCHER

Born: 15 July 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Archange GOULET 19 January 1818 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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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.

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.