Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born

30 January 1731 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

30 January 1808 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS Françoise JUTRAS

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Born: 30 January 1731 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS

Mother: Françoise JUTRAS

Paternal grandparents: Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS , Marie-Françoise PINARD

Maternal grandparents: Dominque JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS , Marie NIQUET

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Françoise married François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE 1 February 1750 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 6 July 1812 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS.

Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS died 30 January 1808 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS married

François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE
Marriage date: 1 February 1750
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE was the child of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS

Children of François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE and Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite VERVILLE

Born: 14 October 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1804, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Louis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE 11 February 1771 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
30 January 1731
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS and François COUTURIER dit VERVILLE 1 February 1750, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite VERVILLE was born 14 October 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 22 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
Marie-Anne COUTURIER dite VERVILLE married 11 February 1771, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Louis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE

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.