Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Born

22 March 1730 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1813 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Veronique married Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE 3 November 1750 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE was born abt. 1725 in France. Rene-Pierre died 18 October 1786 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .

Veronique married Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 21 October 1793 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 17 June 1730 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Pierre died 14 July 1795 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU .

Parents & Family of Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Parents of Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Father

Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

Mother

Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Grandparents of Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François FOUCAULT Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST)

Maternal grandparents

François BERGERON Étiennette LECLERC

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married

Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 3 November 1750
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France

Children of Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE and Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Marie-Madeleine LAVIGNE dite RIVARD

Born: January 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 January 1826, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Joseph ARSENAULT 15 February 1768 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite LAVIGNE

Born: 4 November 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1827, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte LAVIGNE

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 May 1825, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Louise LAVIGNE dite RIVARD

Born: abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 March 1817, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE married

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
Marriage date: 21 October 1793
Marriage place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Veronique's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1730
22 March 1730
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE and Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE 3 November 1750, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVIGNE dite RIVARD was born January 1751, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Veronique was 20 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAVIGNE was born 4 November 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Veronique was 25 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVIGNE dite RIVARD married 15 February 1768, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis-Joseph ARSENAULT

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rene-Pierre LAVIGNE died 18 October 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE and Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 21 October 1793 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

She was 63 years old.

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 14 July 1795, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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

Death — 1813
13 December 1813
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 83.

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