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

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Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)

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Born: 17 March 1747 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

Mother: Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL , Anne PARADIS

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume RATTÉ , Marie-Madeleine NOLIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephte-Monique married Etienne RACINE 2 February 1767 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne RACINE was born 23 August 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Etienne died 21 January 1773 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Etienne was the child of Etienne-Prisque RACINE and Angélique-Louise GIGUERE.

Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 24 July 1835 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Etienne RACINE
Marriage date: 2 February 1767
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Etienne RACINE was the child of Etienne-Prisque RACINE and Angélique-Louise GIGUERE

Children of Etienne RACINE and Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Pelagie RACINE

Born: 7 December 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 May 1810, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PAQUET 12 February 1787 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1747
17 March 1747
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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
Marie-Josephte-Monique BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Etienne RACINE 2 February 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pelagie RACINE was born 7 December 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte-Monique was 20 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne RACINE died 21 January 1773, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.