Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

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21 November 1746 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1816 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE Marie MICHEL

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Born: 21 November 1746 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE

Mother: Marie MICHEL

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE , Anne GUILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Charles MICHEL , Marie SIMARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine FILION 14 October 1771 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FILION was born 24 October 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Catherine died 18 March 1806 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE died 9 October 1816 in Château-Richer, 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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Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE married

Catherine FILION
Marriage date: 14 October 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine FILION was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE

Born: 21 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 January 1803, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GAGNON 22 January 1799 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
21 November 1746
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Catherine FILION 14 October 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 21 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.