François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE

(b. 4 April 1727 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1789 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE was born 4 April 1727 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE was the child of Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Angélique VÉZINA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Anne QUENTIN (maternal) François VÉZINA and Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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

François married Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE 11 January 1751 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE was born 15 August 1730 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 10 March 1806 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Augustin BUSSIERE and Marie-Charlotte LECOMPTE.

François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE died 21 November 1789 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 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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François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE married

Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE-- Date: 11 January 1751 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE was the child of Augustin BUSSIERE and Marie-Charlotte LECOMPTE

Children of François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE:

Jeanne-Anne OUVRARD (b.29 December 1768, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 November 1810, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MAROIS 9 February 1795 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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1727 Birth
4 April 1727
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE and Marie-Josephe BUSSIERE 11 January 1751, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Anne OUVRARD was born 29 December 1768, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François was 41 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.