Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

(b. 7 December 1739 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1804 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 7 December 1739 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD (maternal) Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

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

Joachim married Charlotte-Charles CHORET 2 February 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte-Charles CHORET was born 19 November 1742 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Charlotte-Charles died 13 April 1809 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Charlotte-Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHORET and Angelique RAPIDIEUX.

Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 29 July 1804 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS married

Charlotte-Charles CHORET-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Charlotte-Charles CHORET was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHORET and Angelique RAPIDIEUX

Children of Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Charlotte-Charles CHORET:

Joseph LEGAULT (b.7 August 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Felicite COUILLARD 16 June 1788 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1739 Birth
7 December 1739
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joachim LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Charlotte-Charles CHORET 2 February 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 21 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph LEGAULT was born 7 August 1766, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joachim was 26 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEGAULT married 16 June 1788, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Felicite COUILLARD

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)