Michel
FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE
(b.
30 September 1791
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
d.
29 October 1861
,
Yamaska, Canada East
)
Cause of Death: drowned in Lavallière Bay
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Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE was born 30 September 1791 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE was the child of Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marguerite LASALLE dite TALUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Anne GIGUERE (maternal) Pierre LASALLE dit TALUSSIER and Veronique DALPE dite MONTOURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Catherine PARENTEAU 6 February 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine PARENTEAU was born 28 October 1792 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine died 31 January 1823 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine was the child of Michel PARENTEAU and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER.
Michel married (2) Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD 13 January 1825 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD was born 3 October 1796 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Susanne died 3 October 1857 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Susanne was the child of Louis-Marie CHOUINARD and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR.
Michel married (3) Genevieve LECLERC 13 May 1859 in Sorel, Canada East . Genevieve LECLERC was born 23 September 1811 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve died 26 January 1899 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marie GENEREUX.
Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE died 29 October 1861 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Occupation
Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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