Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

(b. 19 September 1704 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1781 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 19 September 1704 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Paul-Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD (maternal) Charles BELANGER and Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER

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

Marie-Madeleine married Jean RACINE 9 November 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean RACINE was born 8 March 1698 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Jean died 6 May 1767 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jean was the child of Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON.

Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 26 March 1781 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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 Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL married

Jean RACINE-- Date: 9 November 1722 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Jean RACINE was the child of Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON

Children of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:

Marie-Madeleine RACINE (b.23 September 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. , )

Josephte RACINE (b.19 May 1725, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1765, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON 3 February 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Baptiste RACINE (b.5 September 1726, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1735, )

Monique RACINE (b.19 July 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Charles GRAVEL 16 July 1752 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Claude RACINE (b.27 September 1730, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1796, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite TREPANIER 22 November 1756 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charles RACINE (b.10 October 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1784, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pelagie GAGNON 19 January 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Michel RACINE (b.2 October 1734, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1811, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève GAGNON 8 February 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1704 Birth
19 September 1704
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and Jean RACINE 9 November 1722 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 18 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RACINE was born 23 September 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 19 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Josephte RACINE was born 19 May 1725, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RACINE was born 5 September 1726, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Monique RACINE was born 19 July 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Claude RACINE was born 27 September 1730, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Charles RACINE was born 10 October 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 28 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Michel RACINE was born 2 October 1734, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Josephte RACINE married 3 February 1744 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Guillaume MICHEL dit TAILLON

1752 Marriage of Child
Monique RACINE married 16 July 1752, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Charles GRAVEL

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Claude RACINE married 22 November 1756, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marguerite TREPANIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Charles RACINE married 19 January 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Pelagie GAGNON

1762 Marriage of Child
Michel RACINE married 8 February 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Geneviève GAGNON

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.

1765 Death of Child
Josephte RACINE died 7 November 1765, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine was 61 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean RACINE died 6 May 1767, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.