Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE

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2 December 1718 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

2 September 1798 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE Catherine RICHAUME

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Born: 2 December 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Catherine RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Jacques RICHAUME dit PETRUS , Marguerite GRATIOT (GRACIOT)

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Pierre married Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 5 May 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) was born 29 November 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 24 September 1758 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET.

Pierre married (2) Marie RIVET 4 November 1760 in Repentigny, Canada . Marie RIVET was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 18 June 1800 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU).

Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE died 2 September 1798 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE married

Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)
Marriage date: 5 May 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET

Children of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Madeleine GOUR

Born: 27 May 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1828, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME 28 October 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE

Born: 7 November 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1780, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Amable LAPERCHE 30 September 1765 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie RIVET
Marriage date: 4 November 1760
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada
Marie RIVET was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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Birth — 1718
2 December 1718
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 5 May 1744, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Madeleine GOUR was born 27 May 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE was born 7 November 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) died 24 September 1758, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie RIVET 4 November 1760, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 41 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GOUR married 28 October 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE married 30 September 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to François-Amable LAPERCHE

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 Death of Child
Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE died 30 December 1780, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 62 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)

Death — 1798
2 September 1798
Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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