Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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15 November 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

26 November 1797 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX Angélique BRUNET

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Born: 15 November 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother: Angélique BRUNET

Paternal grandparents: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX , Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE , Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

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Jacques-Seraphin married Marguerite ALLAIRE 9 October 1752 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 17 April 1727 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU.

Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 26 November 1797 in Sorel, 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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Marguerite ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 9 October 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marguerite ALLAIRE was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne BILODEAU

Children of Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Joseph-Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 1 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 14 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 25 August 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1804, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Noel SOULIERES (SUSTIER) dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE 8 October 1770 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Pierre-Laurent LEFEBVRE 11 February 1793 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 12 September 1756, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne GATINEAU 3 April 1780 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 1 June 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 2 July 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 30 June 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 July 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
15 November 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite ALLAIRE 9 October 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 1 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques-Seraphin was 27 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 25 August 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques-Seraphin was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 12 September 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques-Seraphin was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 1 June 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques-Seraphin was 33 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 30 June 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques-Seraphin was 38 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 8 October 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre-Noel SOULIERES (SUSTIER) dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 3 April 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jeanne GATINEAU

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-Charlotte BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 11 February 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre-Laurent LEFEBVRE