Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born

30 August 1703 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1768 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Born: 30 August 1703 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Mother: Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Jeanne TOUZE

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Francois married Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 7 October 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) was born 27 August 1708 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite died 18 June 1733 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite was the child of Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET.

Francois married (2) Elisabeth JETTE 3 May 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Elisabeth JETTE was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 4 May 1740 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Elisabeth was the child of Louis-Charles JETTE and Marie-Elisabeth HANDGRAVE (ANDEGRAVE).

Francois married (3) Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 23 April 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was born 17 October 1694 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME.

Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 12 July 1768 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Brunet Marguerite
m. Jette Elisabeth
m. Tetreault Marguerite

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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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Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)
Marriage date: 7 October 1727
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) was the child of Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET

Children of Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

François BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 23 August 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE 9 February 1750 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Elisabeth JETTE
Marriage date: 3 May 1734
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Elisabeth JETTE was the child of Louis-Charles JETTE and Marie-Elisabeth HANDGRAVE (ANDEGRAVE)

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Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE
Marriage date: 23 April 1742
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

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Birth — 1703
30 August 1703
Verchères, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 7 October 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
François BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 23 August 1731, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francois was 28 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) died 18 June 1733, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1734 Marriage / Partner
Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Elisabeth JETTE 3 May 1734 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 30 years old.

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth JETTE died 4 May 1740, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1742 Marriage / Partner
Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 23 April 1742 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 38 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
François BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 9 February 1750, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE

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.

Death — 1768
12 July 1768
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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