Augustin COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

(b. 23 August 1715 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1778 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 23 August 1715 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Augustin COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Augustin married Catherine CADIEUX 11 February 1743 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Catherine CADIEUX was born 17 February 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine died 18 April 1755 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX and Marie-Jeanne GAUDRY.

Augustin COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 25 December 1778 in Varennes, 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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Catherine CADIEUX-- Date: 11 February 1743 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Catherine CADIEUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX and Marie-Jeanne GAUDRY

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1715 Birth
23 August 1715
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Augustin COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine CADIEUX 11 February 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine CADIEUX died 18 April 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.

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.