Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE

Born

20 August 1754 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

30 October 1819 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Charles DUBOIS Marie-Françoise HOUDE

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Born: 20 August 1754 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Charles DUBOIS

Mother: Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS , Marie-Angélique BISSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE , Marie-Françoise DEMERS

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

Charlotte married Jean-Francois BOUCHER 17 October 1774 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Francois BOUCHER was born 6 February 1751 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois died 7 July 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois was the child of Jean-François BOUCHER and Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER).

Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE died 30 October 1819 in Saint-Luc, 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 Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE

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Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE married

Jean-Francois BOUCHER
Marriage date: 17 October 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois BOUCHER was the child of Jean-François BOUCHER and Charlotte GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Jean-Francois BOUCHER and Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE

Genevieve BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 July 1830, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS

Born: 8 August 1778, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1859, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Francois-Xavier BOUCHER

Born: 6 December 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BOUCHER

Born: 13 March 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1754
20 August 1754
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE and Jean-Francois BOUCHER 17 October 1774, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS was born 8 August 1778, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 23 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier BOUCHER was born 6 December 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 29 years old.