Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

(b. 14 April 1727 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1805 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 14 April 1727 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie LUSSIER (maternal) François SAVARIA and Catherine PLUCHON

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise COULON 28 October 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise COULON was born 27 April 1735 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 6 April 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Josephte DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dite ROBERT.

Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES died 30 October 1805 in L'Acadie, 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 LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES married

Marie-Louise COULON-- Date: 28 October 1754 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise COULON was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Josephte DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dite ROBERT

Children of Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Louise COULON:

Marie-Françoise LAPORTE (b.26 March 1760, L'Acadie, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques TESSIER dit LAVIGNE 10 January 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU 22 July 1793 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Louise-Josette LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (b.15 October 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Marie BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 4 May 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1727 Birth
14 April 1727
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Louise COULON 28 October 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAPORTE was born 26 March 1760, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 32 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Josette LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 15 October 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 36 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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise COULON died 6 April 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Josette LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES married 4 May 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Marie BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAPORTE married 10 January 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jacques TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAPORTE married 22 July 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death
30 October 1805
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 1/3/2016 4:23:42 PM - Updated: 7/25/2019 1:21:45 PM