Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX

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8 March 1732 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1779 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis BABIN Marie-Madeleine SICOTTE (SICOT)

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Born: 8 March 1732 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BABIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine SICOTTE (SICOT)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BABIN dit LACROIX , Madeleine RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Jean SICOTTE , Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX

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Catherine married Louis-François GOSSELIN 26 November 1748 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis-François GOSSELIN was born 17 November 1721 in Longjumeau, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. Louis-François died 4 November 1792 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).

Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX died 17 December 1779 in Lanoraie, 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 BABIN dite LACROIX married

Louis-François GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 26 November 1748
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Children of Louis-François GOSSELIN and Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX

Joseph-Francois GOSSELIN

Born: 6 December 1749, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1804, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise LABOSSIÈRE 16 September 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Etienne GOSSELIN

Born: 14 January 1754, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1820, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR 8 May 1775 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marguerite GOSSELIN

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 January 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 8 May 1775 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine GOSSELIN

Born: 16 February 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Damase TREMBLAY 1 August 1803 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1732
8 March 1732
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BABIN dite LACROIX and Louis-François GOSSELIN 26 November 1748, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 16 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois GOSSELIN was born 6 December 1749, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Catherine was 17 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Etienne GOSSELIN was born 14 January 1754, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Catherine was 21 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Francois GOSSELIN married 16 September 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Louise LABOSSIÈRE

1774 Birth of Child
Catherine GOSSELIN was born 16 February 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine was 41 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Etienne GOSSELIN married 8 May 1775, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Antoinette MOREL dite MADOR

1775 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GOSSELIN married 8 May 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

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.