Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

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abt. 1712 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 February 1759 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Born: abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother: Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Jeanne TOUZE

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Marie-Josephe married François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON 5 May 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 30 January 1750 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME.

Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 26 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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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-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married

François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON
Marriage date: 5 May 1732
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON was the child of Louis ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

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Marie-Agathe QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON

Born: 8 February 1739, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1783, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Simon-Emery ALLARD 17 January 1763 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON 5 May 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)