Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP

Born

8 January 1764 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 March 1816 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Pierre GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP Marie-Charlotte DOMPIERRE

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Born: 8 January 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP

Mother: Marie-Charlotte DOMPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Eustache GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP , Marie-Louise DESGAGNES

Maternal grandparents: Marc-Antoine DOMPIERRE , Marie-Charlotte EMOND

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Charles married Angélique GAGNÉ 16 November 1789 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique GAGNÉ was born 12 July 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 26 December 1805 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Angélique was the child of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP died 7 March 1816 in Saint-Henri, 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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Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP married

Angélique GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 16 November 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique GAGNÉ was the child of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Children of Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP and Angélique GAGNÉ

Joseph GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP

Born: 19 March 1797, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Desanges BOUDREAU 18 February 1822 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles LONGCHAMP dit GOURDEL

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 April 1873, Le Bic, Quebec, Canada

Married: Antoinette LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER 4 October 1831 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1764
8 January 1764
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP and Angélique GAGNÉ 16 November 1789, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP was born 19 March 1797, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Charles was 33 years old.

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