Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

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abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 December 1795 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

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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Marie-Elisabeth married Jean-Adrien MENARD 7 January 1736 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Adrien MENARD was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Adrien died 11 November 1757 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Adrien was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS.

Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 27 December 1795 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married

Jean-Adrien MENARD
Marriage date: 7 January 1736
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Adrien MENARD was the child of Jean-Adrien MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Children of Jean-Adrien MENARD and Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Joseph-Alexis MENARD

Born: 22 October 1736, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME 2 February 1761 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth MENARD

Born: 9 August 1742, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Henry LABORIE 22 October 1811 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre-Adrien MENARD

Born: 8 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1832, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LEFEBVRE 24 January 1780 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and Jean-Adrien MENARD 7 January 1736 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis MENARD was born 22 October 1736, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1742 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MENARD was born 9 August 1742, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1756 Birth of Child
Pierre-Adrien MENARD was born 8 March 1756, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Adrien MENARD died 11 November 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Alexis MENARD married 2 February 1761, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) dite DUCHARME

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.

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.