Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS

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abt. 1696 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

28 January 1780 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS Marguerite GIRARD

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Born: abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Marguerite GIRARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine PERINAU 19 February 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine PERINAU was born 7 January 1693 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died 17 December 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine was the child of Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Noelle VIGER.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Françoise DANIS 16 November 1722 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise DANIS was born 29 September 1695 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Françoise died 9 January 1734 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Anne BADEL dite LAMARCHE.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Marie-Jeanne PARENT 3 February 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne PARENT was born 14 January 1691 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Jeanne died 11 January 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Mathurin PARENT and Jeanne BOUCHER.

Jean-Baptiste married (4) Marie-Jeanne HAY 12 January 1750 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne HAY was born 11 March 1701 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Jeanne died 21 December 1757 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of Pierre HAY and Catherine CAMPEAU.

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS died 28 January 1780 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS married

Catherine PERINAU
Marriage date: 19 February 1716
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine PERINAU was the child of Jacques PERINAU dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Noelle VIGER

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Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS married

Marie-Françoise DANIS
Marriage date: 16 November 1722
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise DANIS was the child of Jean DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Anne BADEL dite LAMARCHE

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Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Born: 15 July 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1794, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BRABANT dit LAMOTHE 30 January 1741 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Angélique ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE

Born: 16 April 1726, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE 19 February 1748 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM COURVILLE dit DESMARAIS

Born: 10 February 1731, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1815, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique ROY dite PORTELANCE 26 February 1753 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS married

Marie-Jeanne PARENT
Marriage date: 3 February 1735
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne PARENT was the child of Mathurin PARENT and Jeanne BOUCHER

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Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS married

Marie-Jeanne HAY
Marriage date: 12 January 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne HAY was the child of Pierre HAY and Catherine CAMPEAU

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS and Catherine PERINAU 19 February 1716, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine PERINAU died 17 December 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS and Marie-Françoise DANIS 16 November 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born 15 July 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1726 Birth of Child
Angélique ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE was born 16 April 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM COURVILLE dit DESMARAIS was born 10 February 1731, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1734 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise DANIS died 9 January 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1735 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne PARENT 3 February 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS married 30 January 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph BRABANT dit LAMOTHE

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne PARENT died 11 January 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1748 Marriage of Child
Angélique ABRAHAM dite COURVILLE married 19 February 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne HAY 12 January 1750, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM COURVILLE dit DESMARAIS married 26 February 1753, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Angélique ROY dite PORTELANCE

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne HAY died 21 December 1757, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, 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.