Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

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abt. 1705 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

1 April 1780 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS Marie Ursule ADAMS

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Born: abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Charles DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

Mother: Marie Ursule ADAMS

Paternal grandparents: René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS , Anne-Julienne DUMONT

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Marie-Catherine married François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE 7 January 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 17 November 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN and Marguerite MAUGRAS.

Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS died 1 April 1780 in Québec, 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-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS married

François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE
Marriage date: 7 January 1724
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN and Marguerite MAUGRAS

Children of François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE and Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS

Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE

Born: 7 December 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1796, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite RENOUX dite LACHAPELLE 8 September 1749 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS and François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE 7 January 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE was born 7 December 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1749 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph LAUNIERE married 8 September 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marguerite RENOUX dite LACHAPELLE

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GAMELIN dit LAUNIERE died 17 November 1754 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.