Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Born

21 June 1726 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1768 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis married Geneviève DECELLES 4 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève DECELLES was born 16 July 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 3 August 1799 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD .

Parents & Family of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Parents of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Father

Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Mother

Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS

Grandparents of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Paternal grandparents

Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE married

Geneviève DECELLES
Marriage date: 4 February 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève DECELLES was the child of Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD

Children of Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Geneviève DECELLES

Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE)

Born: 20 August 1749, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte PROVOST 4 October 1779 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1726
21 June 1726
Varennes, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Geneviève DECELLES 4 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Christophe-Louis LAROCQUE (ROCH) (ROQUEBRUNE) was born 20 August 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 23 years old.

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

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.