Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE

(b. 24 September 1777 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 June 1834 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was born 24 September 1777 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE was the child of François GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE (maternal) Louis BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) and Marie-Charlotte VIGER

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Josephte married François MENARD 15 August 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada . François MENARD was born 10 May 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François died 17 June 1854 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Anne-Josephte AUPRY dite LARAMÉE.

Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE died 29 June 1834 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada .

m. Menard Francois

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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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François MENARD-- Date: 15 August 1796 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
François MENARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Anne-Josephte AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

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1777 Birth
24 September 1777
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BOURGON dite ST-MAURICE and François MENARD 15 August 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England