François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Born

7 February 1721 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1774 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Josephte GRESLON

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Born: 7 February 1721 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Mother: Josephte GRESLON

Paternal grandparents: Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE , Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques GRESLON , Elisabeth MOUSSEAU

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François married Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE 23 February 1751 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE was born 18 June 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe-Amable died 20 May 1799 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe-Amable was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Jeanne CABASSIER (CABAZIER).

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 16 January 1774 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE
Marriage date: 23 February 1751
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Jeanne CABASSIER (CABAZIER)

Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE

Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH)

Born: 1 August 1754, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Michel VERRET 26 October 1772 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Thérèse LAROCQUE

Born: 9 February 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-François GOSSELIN 26 June 1780 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1721
7 February 1721
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Josephe-Amable VENNE 23 February 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable LAROQUEBRUNE (ROCH) was born 1 August 1754, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Thérèse LAROCQUE was born 9 February 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 36 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.