Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS

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27 April 1775 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 March 1854 , Napierville, Canada East

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Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS Angélique CHAUVIN

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Born: 27 April 1775 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS

Mother: Angélique CHAUVIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS , Marie-Anne CHARBONNEAU

Maternal grandparents: François CHAUVIN , Madeleine BLAIN

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Elisabeth married Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 23 October 1797 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 19 June 1770 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Noel died 1 January 1859 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Noel was the child of François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU).

Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS died 25 March 1854 in Napierville, Canada East .
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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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Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
Marriage date: 23 October 1797
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU)

Children of Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS

Hubert-Noel GAUTHIER

Born: 28 November 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 22 November 1883, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique DESNOYERS 15 February 1825 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph GAUTHIER

Born: 9 August 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 22 October 1856, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise BOULERICE 27 September 1824 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1775
27 April 1775
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS and Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 23 October 1797 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 22 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Hubert-Noel GAUTHIER was born 28 November 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 9 August 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Elisabeth was 29 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER married 27 September 1824, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise BOULERICE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Hubert-Noel GAUTHIER married 15 February 1825, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angelique DESNOYERS

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)