Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE

(b. 17 February 1729 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1788 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET

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Gabriel married Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY 27 July 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 5 June 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte-Ursule died 2 May 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte-Ursule was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE died 27 September 1788 in Québec Province, 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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Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY-- Date: 27 July 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Children of Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY:

Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 February 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 26 September 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte LACOURSE (b.7 March 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1819, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Charles LACOURSE dit DAVID (b.8 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Francois LACOURSE dit DAVID (b.24 September 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID (b.20 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 November 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph CARIGNAN dit BOURBEAU 23 February 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph LACOURSE (b.6 December 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1839, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Marguerite LACOURSE (b.2 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1857, Sainte-Gertrude Canada)
m. Augustin SÉVIGNY 8 February 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Bonaventure LACOURSE dit DAVID (b.23 January 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 July 1852, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

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1729 Birth
17 February 1729
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY 27 July 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 32 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LACOURSE was born 7 March 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 35 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 8 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 41 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 24 September 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 42 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LACOURSE dite DAVID was born 20 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 44 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph LACOURSE was born 6 December 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACOURSE was born 2 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 47 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Bonaventure LACOURSE dit DAVID was born 23 January 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Gabriel was 48 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)