Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD

(b. 24 October 1727 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1810 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD was born 24 October 1727 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD was the child of Joseph ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Renee CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Anne INARD (maternal) René-Louis CHARTIER and Unknown UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Louise NAULT 29 August 1763 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise NAULT was born 3 February 1739 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Louise died 24 March 1814 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Josephte PERRAULT.

Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD died 5 June 1810 in Deschambault, 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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Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD married

Marie-Louise NAULT-- Date: 29 August 1763 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise NAULT was the child of Louis NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Josephte PERRAULT

Children of Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD and Marie-Louise NAULT:

Marie-Louise ARCAND (b.5 July 1766, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 March 1813, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GAUTHIER 22 July 1783 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1727 Birth
24 October 1727
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Joseph ARCAND dit BOULLARD and Marie-Louise NAULT 29 August 1763, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ARCAND was born 5 July 1766, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph was 38 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.