Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

(b. 10 April 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1792 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 10 April 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Pierre 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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Pierre married Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 6 July 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE was born 16 September 1721 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Françoise died 23 August 1802 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Françoise was the child of Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite BIZEUX dite LAROSE.

Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 7 November 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE-- Date: 6 July 1762 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE was the child of Pierre THIBAULT dit LEVEILLE and Marguerite BIZEUX dite LAROSE

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1722 Birth
10 April 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Françoise THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 6 July 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 40 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.

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.