Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

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14 September 1672 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1751 , Nicolet, Canada, New France

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Jean-François FOUCAULT Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

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Born: 14 September 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François FOUCAULT

Mother: Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

Maternal grandparents: Adrien PREVOST , Marie LEBLOND

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Denis married Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 12 November 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born abt. 1672 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 27 January 1743 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Catherine was the child of François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU.

Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE died 29 December 1751 in Nicolet, Canada, New France .
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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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Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Marriage date: 12 November 1697
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU

Children of Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born: 8 November 1698, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claude LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ 4 September 1720 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Married: Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BRUNEAU 23 November 1740 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Ursule FOUCAULT

Born: 22 August 1703, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL 24 August 1729 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Elisabeth FOUCAULT

Born: abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 February 1761, Maskinongé, Canada

Married: Joseph-Pierre DESHARNAIS dit LANEUVILLE 7 January 1732 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1672
14 September 1672
Québec, Canada, New France

1697 Marriage / Partner
Denis FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 12 November 1697, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 25 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 8 November 1698, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis was 26 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Ursule FOUCAULT was born 22 August 1703, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Denis was 30 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married 4 September 1720, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Claude LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ

1729 Marriage of Child
Ursule FOUCAULT married 24 August 1729, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL

1732 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth FOUCAULT married 7 January 1732, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph-Pierre DESHARNAIS dit LANEUVILLE

1740 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married 23 November 1740, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BRUNEAU