Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Born

3 January 1716 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1749 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL Anne PARADIS

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Born: 3 January 1716 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Mother: Anne PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PARADIS , Jeanne MILLOIR

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Pierre married Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) 11 November 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) was born 7 September 1716 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 31 May 1777 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Guillaume RATTÉ and Marie-Madeleine NOLIN.

Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL died 7 December 1749 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL married

Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 11 November 1737
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Guillaume RATTÉ and Marie-Madeleine NOLIN

Children of Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)

Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Born: 17 March 1747, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 24 July 1835, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne RACINE 2 February 1767 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1716
3 January 1716
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) 11 November 1737, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 17 March 1747, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 31 years old.