Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born

abt. 1699 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 July 1783 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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Born: abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Father

Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother

Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Grandparents of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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Maternal grandparents

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Jeanne TOUZE

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

Seraphin married Angélique BRUNET 27 November 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique BRUNET was born 21 May 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Angélique was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME.

Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 17 July 1783 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Angélique BRUNET
Marriage date: 27 November 1724
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique BRUNET was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

Children of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET

Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 15 November 1725, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite ALLAIRE 9 October 1752 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 4 April 1727, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE 11 January 1751 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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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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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET 27 November 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1725 Birth of Child
Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 15 November 1725, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1727 Birth of Child
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 4 April 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1751 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 11 January 1751, Contrecœur, Canada, New France to Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE

1752 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 9 October 1752, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France to Marguerite ALLAIRE

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.

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.