Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

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15 October 1726 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

8 June 1798 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Antoine COURRIER Marie-Anne LARUE

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Born: 15 October 1726 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine COURRIER

Mother: Marie-Anne LARUE

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu COURRIER dit BOURGUIGNON , Marie-Madeleine VANASSE

Maternal grandparents: Etienne LARUE , Madeleine-Marie-Anne JUIN

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Josephte married Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 29 January 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 7 August 1706 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre-Simon died 10 January 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre-Simon was the child of Jean BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise GUIGNARD D'OLONNE dite DALCOURT.

Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON died 8 June 1798 in Lanoraie, 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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Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON married

Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 29 January 1746
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Jean BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise GUIGNARD D'OLONNE dite DALCOURT

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Alternate place of marriage: Berthier-sur-Mer

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Children of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 May 1806, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: François BEAUPRE 12 January 1767 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 June 1797, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Amable-Ursule GENEREUX 21 June 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Married: Madeleine ROY 22 April 1782 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 28 December 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1830, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève GENEREUX 21 June 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 16 November 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe BOUCHER 18 January 1779 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 20 October 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Jean-Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 25 October 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 25 October 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 16 September 1758, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 23 September 1758, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 4 September 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 7 September 1760, Berthierville, Canada

Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 27 August 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 30 August 1762, Berthierville, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 19 October 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Judith BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 3 January 1765, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 24 June 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 September 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
15 October 1726
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Josephte COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON and Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 29 January 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 28 December 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 16 November 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 27 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Charles BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 20 October 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Pierre BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 25 October 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 16 September 1758, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Genevieve BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 4 September 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 27 August 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 19 October 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 3 January 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 38 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 24 June 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 39 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 12 January 1767 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François BEAUPRE

1773 Marriage of Child
Antoine BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 21 June 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève GENEREUX

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 21 June 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Amable-Ursule GENEREUX

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 10 January 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 18 January 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephe BOUCHER

1782 Marriage of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 22 April 1782, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Madeleine ROY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Child
Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 14 June 1797, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Josephte was 70 years old.