Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT

Born

25 March 1756 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 February 1821 , Grondines, Lower Canada

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Francois HERAULT Marie-Anne MAREC

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Born: 25 March 1756 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Francois HERAULT

Mother: Marie-Anne MAREC

Maternal grandparents: Joachim MAREC , Marguerite EDMUND

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Francois married Marie-Anne PARENT 3 February 1777 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PARENT was born 15 April 1753 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 4 October 1822 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-François PARENT and Marie-Anne ROY.

Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT died 9 February 1821 in Grondines, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: 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.

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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Spouse & Children of Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT

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Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT married

Marie-Anne PARENT
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PARENT was the child of Pierre-François PARENT and Marie-Anne ROY

Children of Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT and Marie-Anne PARENT

Pierre-Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT

Born: 29 January 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth FLUET 18 January 1803 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1756
25 March 1756
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT and Marie-Anne PARENT 3 February 1777, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 20 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois GUILBAULT dit HERAULT was born 29 January 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Francois was 21 years old.