Pierre-François CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES

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19 September 1729 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1812 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jacques Joseph CHEVAL Marie-Renne COUSINEAU

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Born: 19 September 1729 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques Joseph CHEVAL

Mother: Marie-Renne COUSINEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean COUSINEAU , Jeanne BÉNARD

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Pierre-François married Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT 21 January 1756 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT was born 5 June 1737 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe died 14 October 1806 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Agathe-Marie FORGET.

Pierre-François CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES died 24 April 1812 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 21 January 1756
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Pierre ARCHAMBAULT and Agathe-Marie FORGET

Children of Pierre-François CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT

Pierre-Francois CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES

Born: 24 January 1758, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: , , Canada

Josephte CHEVAL

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 May 1824, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Benjamin GERVAIS 31 January 1780 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES

Born: 2 September 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1827, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE 7 February 1785 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Louis CHEVAL

Born: 10 March 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 February 1854, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada East

Married: Catherine DUSSAULT 30 January 1792 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie CHEVAL dite ST-JACQUES

Born: 1 October 1779, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1729
19 September 1729
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-François CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT 21 January 1756, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was born 24 January 1758, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-François was 28 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
Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was born 2 September 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-François was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis CHEVAL was born 10 March 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-François was 41 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie CHEVAL dite ST-JACQUES was born 1 October 1779, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-François was 50 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHEVAL married 31 January 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Benjamin GERVAIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES married 7 February 1785, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Louis CHEVAL married 30 January 1792, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Catherine DUSSAULT

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

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