Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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20 April 1738 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1822 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

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Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Born: 20 April 1738 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother: Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX , Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Marie-Denise DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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Etienne married Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET) 22 February 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET) was born 1 April 1738 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Judith died 22 September 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Judith was the child of Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 30 August 1822 in Saint-Césaire, 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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Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET)
Marriage date: 22 February 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET) was the child of Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

Children of Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET)

Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 3 July 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 May 1846, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 10 April 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre COMBE dit BRINDAMOUR 19 February 1798 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Françoise BOURGAULT

Born: 19 September 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Toussaint LUSSIER 12 January 1795 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1738
20 April 1738
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET) 22 February 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 3 July 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 10 April 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 31 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Françoise BOURGAULT was born 19 September 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 19 February 1787 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Françoise BOURGAULT married 12 January 1795 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Toussaint LUSSIER

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 19 February 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Andre COMBE dit BRINDAMOUR

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England