Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born

21 September 1710 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

11 September 1787 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre married Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE 20 February 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Jeanne died 24 March 1789 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD .

Parents & Family of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Parents of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Father

Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother

Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Grandparents of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Jeanne TOUZE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE
Marriage date: 20 February 1735
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Children of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE

Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 12 March 1738, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1762, Contrecœur, Canada

Married: François LEBLANC 19 February 1759 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 5 July 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 10 January 1763 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1710
21 September 1710
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE 20 February 1735, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 12 March 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 5 July 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 34 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 19 February 1759, Contrecœur, Canada, New France to François LEBLANC

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 26 April 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 51 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 10 January 1763 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR

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.