Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Born

16 January 1726 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1777 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE Elisabeth PETIT

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Born: 16 January 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Elisabeth PETIT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Catherine RIVET

Maternal grandparents: Gaspard PETIT dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Louise PINGUET dite LAGLARDIÈRE

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Ursule married Jean-Baptiste BOILY 22 January 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste BOILY was born 6 June 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 30 November 1805 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Guillaume BOILY and Louise GAGNÉ.

Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE died 27 April 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Jean-Baptiste BOILY
Marriage date: 22 January 1748
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BOILY was the child of Guillaume BOILY and Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

Guillaume BOILY

Born: 25 January 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne SIMARD 25 October 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BOILY

Born: 2 February 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE 23 June 1777 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY

Born: 27 November 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François FORTIN 18 November 1776 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph BOILY

Born: 21 October 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: 14 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite SIMARD 19 November 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André BOILY

Born: 4 November 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève PERRON 29 January 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1726
16 January 1726
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and Jean-Baptiste BOILY 22 January 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Guillaume BOILY was born 25 January 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule was 25 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOILY was born 2 February 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY was born 27 November 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule was 33 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph BOILY was born 21 October 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule was 35 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.

1767 Birth of Child
André BOILY was born 4 November 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ursule was 41 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Guillaume BOILY married 25 October 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne SIMARD

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Pelagie-Catherine BOILY married 18 November 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-François FORTIN