Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

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10 May 1682 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1750 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

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Jean-François FOUCAULT Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Born: 10 May 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François FOUCAULT

Mother: Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

Maternal grandparents: Adrien PREVOST , Marie LEBLOND

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Jean-Baptiste-François married Marie-Marguerite BERGERON 6 February 1708 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Marguerite BERGERON was born abt. 1688 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 23 December 1730 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC.

Jean-Baptiste-François married (2) Marie-Anne GERLAISE abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne GERLAISE was born 26 January 1698 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL.

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE died 11 January 1750 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

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Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE married

Marie-Marguerite BERGERON
Marriage date: 6 February 1708
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite BERGERON was the child of François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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Children of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: 1 February 1709, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born: 15 May 1710, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: 24 May 1712, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN 1747 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph-Pierre FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born: 6 June 1714, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: 18 April 1716, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1785, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE 2 November 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born: 26 December 1724, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 February 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU 8 January 1748 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Francois FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 August 1755, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 8 January 1748 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born: 3 May 1728, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: 22 March 1730, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1813, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE 3 November 1750 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Married: Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 21 October 1793 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE married

Marie-Anne GERLAISE
Marriage date: abt. 1736
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne GERLAISE was the child of Jean JACQUET ST-AMAND dit GERLAISE and Marie-Jeanne TRUDEL

Children of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne GERLAISE

Agathe FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 November 1761, Berthierville, Canada

Married: Pierre-Daniel-Louis COUTU 26 May 1755 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Geneviève COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 July 1826, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: François LAMBERT dit AUBIN 7 July 1760 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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Birth — 1682
10 May 1682
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON 6 February 1708, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 1 February 1709, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 26 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 15 May 1710, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 28 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 24 May 1712, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 30 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 6 June 1714, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 18 April 1716, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 33 years old.

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

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 26 December 1724, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 42 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 3 May 1728, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 46 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 22 March 1730, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste-François was 47 years old.

1730 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite BERGERON died 23 December 1730, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1739 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married 2 November 1739 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

1748 Marriage of Child
Francois FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE married 8 January 1748 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married 8 January 1748, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU

Death — 1750
11 January 1750
Maskinongé, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 67.

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