Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS

Born

29 March 1744 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1802 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS Marie-Anne PLANTE

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Born: 29 March 1744 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS

Mother: Marie-Anne PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: François DUFAULT , Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Augustin PLANTE , Geneviève CHARTIER

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Marie-Anne married Alexis GOUR 22 January 1759 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . Alexis GOUR was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis died 3 March 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Alexis was the child of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine RICHAUME.

Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS died 11 July 1802 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Gour Alexis

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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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Alexis GOUR
Marriage date: 22 January 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Alexis GOUR was the child of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine RICHAUME

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Birth — 1744
29 March 1744
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS and Alexis GOUR 22 January 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 14 years old.

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.