Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

(b. 11 October 1689 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1728 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 11 October 1689 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Jean BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD (maternal) Zacharie CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Madeleine-Barbe AYMARD (EMARD)

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

Hélène married Ignace RATTÉ 10 November 1705 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Ignace RATTÉ was born 29 August 1683 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 15 January 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Ignace was the child of Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN.

Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 1 June 1728 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Ignace RATTÉ-- Date: 10 November 1705 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Ignace RATTÉ was the child of Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN

Children of Ignace RATTÉ and Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:

Marguerite RATTÉ (b.15 November 1706, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1745, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Basile CRÉPEAU 26 November 1725 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles-Amador RATTÉ (RATE) (b.8 November 1708, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre RATTÉ (b.14 January 1711, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise CRÉPEAU 17 November 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) (b.17 June 1713, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada)

Joseph RATTÉ (RATE) (b.24 October 1715, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Helene RATTÉ (RATE) (b.7 October 1717, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1755, )
m. Ignace MARTEL 19 November 1736 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Joseph RATTÉ (RATE) (b.30 March 1720, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Paul-Basile RATTÉ (RATE) (b.24 January 1723, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1738, )

Marie-Veronique RATTÉ (RATE) (b.15 March 1726, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1760, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada)

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1689 Birth
11 October 1689
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1705 Marriage / Partner
Hélène BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Ignace RATTÉ 10 November 1705, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marguerite RATTÉ was born 15 November 1706, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 17 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Charles-Amador RATTÉ (RATE) was born 8 November 1708, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 19 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Pierre RATTÉ was born 14 January 1711, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 21 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) was born 17 June 1713, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Joseph RATTÉ (RATE) was born 24 October 1715, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 26 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Helene RATTÉ (RATE) was born 7 October 1717, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 28 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph RATTÉ (RATE) was born 30 March 1720, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 30 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Paul-Basile RATTÉ (RATE) was born 24 January 1723, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 33 years old.

1725 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RATTÉ married 26 November 1725, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Basile CRÉPEAU

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique RATTÉ (RATE) was born 15 March 1726, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Hélène was 36 years old.