Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Born

24 January 1743 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

2 August 1825 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

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Born: 24 January 1743 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Marie-Anne-Clemence DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS , Marie BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS , Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL

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Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne CARDINAL 16 November 1767 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne CARDINAL was born 15 November 1746 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Suzanne died 11 August 1834 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Suzanne was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE.

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 2 August 1825 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS married

Suzanne CARDINAL
Marriage date: 16 November 1767
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne CARDINAL was the child of François CARDINAL and Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne CARDINAL

Marguerite LEGAULT

Born: 12 August 1768, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 June 1847, Ile-Bizard, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jacques-Amable THEORET 23 February 1784 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1743
24 January 1743
Sainte-Geneviève, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne CARDINAL 16 November 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEGAULT was born 12 August 1768, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 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.