Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE

Born

6 October 1707 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1779 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE Marie-Françoise BENOIT

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Born: 6 October 1707 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Mother: Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Paternal grandparents: Jean HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE , Jeanne PEPIN

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST , Marie-Anne GUÉDON

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Marie-Claire married Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) 3 February 1729 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was born abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 9 October 1791 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Catherine RIVARD.

Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE died 2 May 1779 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Gailloux Pierre

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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-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE married

Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)
Marriage date: 3 February 1729
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was the child of Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Catherine RIVARD

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Birth — 1707
6 October 1707
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE and Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) 3 February 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 21 years old.

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.

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.