Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL

Born

1 May 1710 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

23 June 1791 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL Marie-Charlotte GABOURY

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Born: 1 May 1710 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL

Mother: Marie-Charlotte GABOURY

Paternal grandparents: Tugal COTIN , Étiennette (Thienette) BEAUDON (BAUDON)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine GABOURY , Jeanne MIGNAULT

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Joseph married Louise BRIERE 30 May 1740 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise BRIERE was born 24 February 1715 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIERE dit LABORDE and Françoise BRASSARD.

Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL died 23 June 1791 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.

m. Briere Louise

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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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Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL married

Louise BRIERE
Marriage date: 30 May 1740
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Louise BRIERE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIERE dit LABORDE and Françoise BRASSARD

Children of Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Louise BRIERE

Marie-Louise COTIN dite DUGAL

Born: 15 September 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles FAUCHER 9 October 1764 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Charlotte COTIN dite DUGAL

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 February 1817, Québec, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1710
1 May 1710
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COTIN dit DUGAL and Louise BRIERE 30 May 1740 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COTIN dite DUGAL was born 15 September 1742, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 32 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COTIN dite DUGAL married 9 October 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles FAUCHER

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.