Jean-Benoit COURCY dit LEMIERE

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21 March 1754 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1831 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Nicolas LEMIERE dit COURCY Louise-Geneviève DUBE

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Born: 21 March 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas LEMIERE dit COURCY

Mother: Louise-Geneviève DUBE

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre DUBE , Jeanne-Marguerite LEVESQUE

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Jean-Benoit married Therese PELLETIER 6 February 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese PELLETIER was born 31 October 1753 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Therese was the child of Francois-Marie PELLETIER and Marie-Felicite CHRÉTIEN.

Jean-Benoit COURCY dit LEMIERE died 12 December 1831 in La Pocatière, 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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Therese PELLETIER
Marriage date: 6 February 1777
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese PELLETIER was the child of Francois-Marie PELLETIER and Marie-Felicite CHRÉTIEN

Children of Jean-Benoit COURCY dit LEMIERE and Therese PELLETIER

Edouard COURCY dit LEMIERE

Born: 3 March 1801, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died: 25 September 1868, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Married: Rosalie LACOMBE 20 February 1824 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1754
21 March 1754
Rivière-Ouelle, 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
Jean-Benoit COURCY dit LEMIERE and Therese PELLETIER 6 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 22 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)

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

1801 Birth of Child
Edouard COURCY dit LEMIERE was born 3 March 1801, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Benoit was 46 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Edouard COURCY dit LEMIERE married 20 February 1824, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Rosalie LACOMBE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England