Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

(b. 12 October 1751 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 12 October 1751 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of Pierre-Charles GUILBAULT and Marie-Charlotte-Brigitte VALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT) (maternal) Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite-Agnès CAMPAGNA

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Brigitte married Francois PLOUFFE 17 October 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois PLOUFFE was born 17 April 1746 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Francois died 15 January 1818 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Francois was the child of Pierre PLOUFFE and Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME.

Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS died 17 June 1787 in Berthierville, 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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Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS married

Francois PLOUFFE-- Date: 17 October 1772 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois PLOUFFE was the child of Pierre PLOUFFE and Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Children of Francois PLOUFFE and Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS:

Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE (b.20 February 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 October 1846, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Alexis BELANGER 13 January 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1751 Birth
12 October 1751
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS and Francois PLOUFFE 17 October 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE was born 20 February 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Brigitte was 23 years old.

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.