Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

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12 January 1761 , Montréal, Canada

Died

6 October 1852 , Henryville, Canada East

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Simon PERILLARD dit BOURGUIGNON Marie-Anne SERRE dite ST-JEAN

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Born: 12 January 1761 in Montréal, Canada

Father: Simon PERILLARD dit BOURGUIGNON

Mother: Marie-Anne SERRE dite ST-JEAN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PERILLARD , Marie-Marguerite PAPINEAU

Maternal grandparents: André SERRE dit ST-JEAN , Marie-Anne BOILARD

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Catherine married Jacques MENARD 23 October 1780 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques MENARD was born 31 December 1755 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Jacques died 8 September 1839 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Jacques was the child of Jacques MENARD and Marie-Madeleine CLOUET.

Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON died 6 October 1852 in Henryville, Canada East .

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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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Spouse & Children of Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

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Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON married

Jacques MENARD
Marriage date: 23 October 1780
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques MENARD was the child of Jacques MENARD and Marie-Madeleine CLOUET

Children of Jacques MENARD and Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON

Jacques MENARD

Born: 16 August 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 November 1845, Henryville, Canada East

Married: Marguerite CHARTIER dite BANAC 27 October 1806 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1761
12 January 1761
Montréal, Canada

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PERILLARD dite BOURGUIGNON and Jacques MENARD 23 October 1780 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jacques MENARD was born 16 August 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Jacques MENARD married 27 October 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite CHARTIER dite BANAC

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)