Etienne DORÉ

(b. 2 May 1744 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1811 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Etienne DORÉ was born 2 May 1744 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Etienne DORÉ was the child of Joseph DORÉ and Marie-Josephte GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DORÉ and Catherine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE (maternal) Joseph GINGRAS and Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Marie-Joseph SIMARD 21 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Joseph SIMARD was born 1 August 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Joseph died 30 May 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Joseph was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ.

Etienne DORÉ died 24 August 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Etienne DORÉ was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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Etienne DORÉ married

Marie-Joseph SIMARD-- Date: 21 November 1774 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Joseph SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Etienne DORÉ and Marie-Joseph SIMARD:

Angélique DORÉ (b.6 June 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1841, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Augustin COTE 13 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin-Gregoire DORÉ (b.7 July 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1848, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Quirille THIBAULT 19 November 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Anastasie DORÉ (b.25 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1867, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Jean BOUCHARD 22 February 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Euphrosine DORÉ (b.24 August 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 12 July 1843, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Roger COTE 6 February 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1744 Birth
2 May 1744
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DORÉ and Marie-Joseph SIMARD 21 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 30 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Angélique DORÉ was born 6 June 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 36 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Augustin-Gregoire DORÉ was born 7 July 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Anastasie DORÉ was born 25 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 49 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Euphrosine DORÉ was born 24 August 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 51 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Angélique DORÉ married 13 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Augustin COTE

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Joseph SIMARD died 30 May 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Augustin-Gregoire DORÉ married 19 November 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille THIBAULT

1811 Death
24 August 1811
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 67.

Added: 12/20/2023 10:28:30 PM - Updated: 9/15/2024 10:59:09 AM