Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Born

23 November 1709 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS

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Born: 23 November 1709 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Mother: Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS

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

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Joseph married Marie-Louise HOUDE 6 November 1735 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Louise HOUDE was born 24 July 1717 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Louise died 12 March 1777 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC.

Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 30 May 1795 in Montréal, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

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Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE married

Marie-Louise HOUDE
Marriage date: 6 November 1735
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise HOUDE was the child of Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC

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Children of Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Louise HOUDE

Joseph-Marie ROCH dit CELERIER

Born: 18 December 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1795, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique CHARBONNEAU 28 July 1760 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François ROCH

Born: 19 March 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephe JODOUIN 10 February 1766 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Jeanne COUILLARD

Born: 16 March 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH

Born: 7 April 1743, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 1 May 1831, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Josette CHARBONNEAU 17 August 1772 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Simon ROCH

Born: 16 February 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1797, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Charlotte JODOIN 18 November 1766 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Marie-Josephe CHARBONNEAU 17 May 1779 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Christophe COUILLARD dit LAROQUE

Born: 11 August 1746, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise MARTINEAU dite ST-ONGE 30 June 1773 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne COUILLARD

Born: 28 July 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France

Augustin COUILLARD

Born: 14 September 1749, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Geneviève COUILLARD

Born: 22 April 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France

Charles ROCH

Born: 15 July 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BRISSETTE 16 February 1778 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis COUILLARD

Born: 14 March 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 17 December 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis COUILLARD

Born: 29 June 1756, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis COUILLARD

Born: 15 June 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1760, Varennes, Canada

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Birth — 1709
23 November 1709
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Louise HOUDE 6 November 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROCH dit CELERIER was born 18 December 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
François ROCH was born 19 March 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne COUILLARD was born 16 March 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH was born 7 April 1743, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Simon ROCH was born 16 February 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Christophe COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was born 11 August 1746, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COUILLARD was born 28 July 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Augustin COUILLARD was born 14 September 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève COUILLARD was born 22 April 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Charles ROCH was born 15 July 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 42 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis COUILLARD was born 14 March 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Louis COUILLARD died 17 December 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Louis COUILLARD was born 29 June 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1757 Death of Child
Louis COUILLARD died 27 July 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louis COUILLARD was born 15 June 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Louis COUILLARD died 6 January 1760, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie ROCH dit CELERIER married 28 July 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Angélique CHARBONNEAU

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
François ROCH married 10 February 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Josephe JODOUIN

1766 Marriage of Child
Simon ROCH married 18 November 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne-Charlotte JODOIN

1772 Marriage of Child
Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH married 17 August 1772, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Josette CHARBONNEAU

1773 Marriage of Child
Christophe COUILLARD dit LAROQUE married 30 June 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Françoise MARTINEAU dite ST-ONGE

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.