Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Born

6 December 1760 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

Died

12 August 1843 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Antoine married Catherine PROULX 13 February 1786 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PROULX was born 6 June 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 28 April 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Amable PROULX and Catherine JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN .

Parents & Family of Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Parents of Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Father

Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Mother

Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Grandparents of Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Maternal grandparents

Louis CHEVREFILS Marie-Anne MESSIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE married

Catherine PROULX
Marriage date: 13 February 1786
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine PROULX was the child of Amable PROULX and Catherine JOYAL dite ST-QUENTIN

Children of Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PROULX

Alexandre COURCHESNE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BOUCHER 11 February 1822 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1760
6 December 1760
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Catherine PROULX 13 February 1786, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

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