Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born

9 April 1650 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1692 , Champlain, Canada, New France

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Claude DAVID Susanne DENOYON (NOYON)

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Born: 9 April 1650 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Claude DAVID

Mother: Susanne DENOYON (NOYON)

Paternal grandparents: Blaise-Julien DAVID , Flavie MOREL

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Michel married Françoise RACLOS 2 December 1671 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise RACLOS was born abt. 1653 in Paris, France. Françoise died 25 November 1723 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Françoise was the child of Bon RACLOS and Marie-Jeanne VIENNOT.

Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE died 10 March 1692 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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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 Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE

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Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Françoise RACLOS
Marriage date: 2 December 1671
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Françoise RACLOS was the child of Bon RACLOS and Marie-Jeanne VIENNOT

Children of Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS

Rene DAVID

Born: 27 April 1676, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephe ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON 4 January 1719 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 13 August 1678, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1748, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR 15 November 1713 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

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Birth — 1650
9 April 1650
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Marriage / Partner
Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS 2 December 1671, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 21 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Rene DAVID was born 27 April 1676, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Michel was 26 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 13 August 1678, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Michel was 28 years old.