Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL

(b. 17 January 1698 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1755 , Deschambault, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was born 17 January 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Antoinette CHOUART and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD (maternal) Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS and Marguerite HAYET

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 26 September 1734 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 24 June 1717 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephe died 19 July 1762 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephe was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON.

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL died 11 October 1755 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .

m. Chavigny Marie-Josephe

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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL was a Sieur Desgroseilliers.

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-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE-- Date: 26 September 1734 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was the child of François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON

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1698 Birth
17 January 1698
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephe CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 26 September 1734, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 36 years old.

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