François JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE

Born

28 June 1739 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1825 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Denis JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE Marie-Ursule GESSERON dite BRULOT

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Born: 28 June 1739 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Denis JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE

Mother: Marie-Ursule GESSERON dite BRULOT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE , Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT , Marguerite NADEAU

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François married Marguerite BOUCHER 24 February 1767 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite BOUCHER was born 4 April 1747 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 2 April 1822 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Josephte FILTEAU.

François JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE died 5 April 1825 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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 BOUCHER
Marriage date: 24 February 1767
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Louis-Charles BOUCHER and Marie-Josephte FILTEAU

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Birth — 1739
28 June 1739
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marguerite BOUCHER 24 February 1767, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 27 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.