Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

(b. 18 November 1731 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1813 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX was born 18 November 1731 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX was the child of Jean ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Anne BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHAMPOUX dit JOLICOEUR and Geneviève GUILLET (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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Marie-Genevieve married Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) 1 June 1749 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was born 20 April 1713 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Joseph died 9 April 1784 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph was the child of Nicolas GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Catherine MASSÉ.

Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX died 8 October 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX married

Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)-- Date: 1 June 1749 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was the child of Nicolas GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Catherine MASSÉ

Children of Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX:

Joseph GAILLOUX (b.abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 May 1841, Deschaillons, Canada East )

Charlotte GAILLOUX (b.7 February 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada d. 28 May 1836, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Francois LEVASSEUR 16 January 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1731 Birth
18 November 1731
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX and Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) 1 June 1749, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 17 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAILLOUX was born 7 February 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Genevieve was 28 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GAILLOUX married 16 January 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Francois LEVASSEUR

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) died 9 April 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

1813 Death
8 October 1813
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 81.

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