Joseph SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)

Born

3 April 1741 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

3 February 1787 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Toussaint SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE Marie-Anne LAPORTE

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Born: 3 April 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Toussaint SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE

Mother: Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE , Françoise VENNE (VOYNE)

Maternal grandparents: Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Catherine SAVARIA

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Joseph married Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 12 January 1768 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 15 November 1752 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Louise died 11 March 1838 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON.

Joseph SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) died 3 February 1787 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE
Marriage date: 12 January 1768
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON

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Birth — 1741
3 April 1741
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) and Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE 12 January 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 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.