Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Born

1 October 1721 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1791 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL Anne PARADIS

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Born: 1 October 1721 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Mother: Anne PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PARADIS , Jeanne MILLOIR

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Marguerite married Joseph CRÉPEAU 7 November 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CRÉPEAU was born 9 January 1717 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 9 April 1800 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Joseph was the child of Robert CRÉPEAU and Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN.

Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 9 March 1791 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Joseph CRÉPEAU
Marriage date: 7 November 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Joseph CRÉPEAU was the child of Robert CRÉPEAU and Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN

Children of Joseph CRÉPEAU and Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Marie-Rose CRÉPEAU

Born: 18 April 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1829, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Celestin CAMPEAU 1 June 1778 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
1 October 1721
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Joseph CRÉPEAU 7 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose CRÉPEAU was born 18 April 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 31 years old.

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.