François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE

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15 January 1738 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE Marguerite MAISONNEUVE

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Born: 15 January 1738 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Father: Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE

Mother: Marguerite MAISONNEUVE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MAISONNEUVE , Anne-Elisabeth GRENIER dite NADEAU

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

François married Marie-Anne BEAUDRY 19 February 1770 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne BEAUDRY was born 16 October 1740 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 7 March 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) and Marie-Charlotte VIGER.

François married (2) Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN 1 April 1799 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* . Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN was born 5 August 1753 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Elisabeth-Charles died 26 September 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Elisabeth-Charles was the child of Joseph CHRISTIN and Elizabeth MAGUET (MAILLE).

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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Spouse & Children of François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE

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François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE married

Marie-Anne BEAUDRY
Marriage date: 19 February 1770
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marie-Anne BEAUDRY was the child of Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) and Marie-Charlotte VIGER

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Children of François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY

Jean-Baptiste BOURGON dit ST-MAURICE

Born: 23 November 1770, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Jeanne BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 10 November 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François BOURGON dit ST-MAURICE

Born: 29 January 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Charlotte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 20 October 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles BOUDRIAU 8 January 1798 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne GOURGON (BOURGON)

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas CHARRON dit CABANA 24 February 1800 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 29 August 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 24 September 1777, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1834, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

Married: François MENARD 15 August 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Amable BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

Born: 17 August 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie GOURGON (BOURGON)

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste COTE 30 July 1804 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE married

Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN
Marriage date: 1 April 1799
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN was the child of Joseph CHRISTIN and Elizabeth MAGUET (MAILLE)

Marriage notes:

Francois Gourgon is the widower of Marie Anne Baudry of St Joseph de Chambly

Marie Elisabeth Chrystin is the widow of Etienne Baudry of the parish of St Infant Jesus in Pointe-aux-Trembles

Children of François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN

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Birth — 1738
15 January 1738
Terrebonne, Canada, New France

1770 Marriage / Partner
François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY 19 February 1770 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 32 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURGON dit ST-MAURICE was born 23 November 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 10 November 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
François BOURGON dit ST-MAURICE was born 29 January 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 20 October 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 36 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 29 August 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 24 September 1777, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François was 39 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 17 August 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 41 years old.

1799 Marriage / Partner
François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Elisabeth-Charles CHRISTIN 1 April 1799, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 61 years old.