Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER

(b. 4 March 1717 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1776 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER was born 4 March 1717 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER was the child of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Marie-Madeleine-Jacquette CHOREL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GADOIS and Jeanne BESNARD (BERNARD) (maternal) François CHOREL dit ST-ROMAIN and Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY 27 August 1742 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY was born 1 April 1721 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jeanne-Madeleine died 17 June 1788 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jeanne-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GODEFROY and Jeanne VERON dite GRANDMESNIL.

Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER died 10 February 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER

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Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER married

Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY-- Date: 27 August 1742 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GODEFROY and Jeanne VERON dite GRANDMESNIL

Children of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY:

Jacques-Michel GADOIS (b.21 November 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 July 1744, , Québec Province, Canada )

Jacques-Romain GADOIS (b.15 June 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Ange MAUGER dit GADOIS (b.26 February 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1834, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe BERNET (BRUNET) 7 January 1777 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER (b.13 June 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1827, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE 12 August 1788 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1800, )

Francoise-Angelique GADOIS dite MAUGER (b.20 February 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois COURSOL 23 February 1784 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1717 Birth
4 March 1717
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY 27 August 1742, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jacques-Michel GADOIS was born 21 November 1743, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 26 years old.

1744 Death of Child
Jacques-Michel GADOIS died 17 July 1744, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jacques-Romain GADOIS was born 15 June 1746, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 29 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ange MAUGER dit GADOIS was born 26 February 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER was born 13 June 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques was 41 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francoise-Angelique GADOIS dite MAUGER was born 20 February 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques was 45 years old.

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.