Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Born

18 January 1708 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 December 1777 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Marie BÉNARD

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Born: 18 January 1708 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Marie BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin BÉNARD dit LAJEUNESSE , Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIER

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Charles married Marie-Josephte DUBOIS 14 January 1732 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte DUBOIS was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 6 February 1771 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph-Antoine DUBOIS dit LAVIOLETTE and Louise PLUMEREAU.

Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 8 December 1777 in Lachine, Montréal, 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-Josephte DUBOIS
Marriage date: 14 January 1732
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte DUBOIS was the child of Joseph-Antoine DUBOIS dit LAVIOLETTE and Louise PLUMEREAU

Children of Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Antoinette-Amable LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 20 February 1733, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 March 1781, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE 30 January 1747 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 3 July 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE 31 January 1757 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Toussaint LEGAULT

Born: 30 October 1739, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1771, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PICARD 9 January 1764 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1708
18 January 1708
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Charles LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS 14 January 1732, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Antoinette-Amable LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 20 February 1733, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Charles was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 3 July 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Charles was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Toussaint LEGAULT was born 30 October 1739, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Charles was 31 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Antoinette-Amable LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married 30 January 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jacques CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married 31 January 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Toussaint LEGAULT married 9 January 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Marie-Anne PICARD

1767 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS died 12 December 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Charles was 59 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte DUBOIS died 6 February 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1771 Death of Child
Toussaint LEGAULT died 25 April 1771, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Charles was 63 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.