Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

(b. 3 July 1764 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1846 , Saint-Césaire, Canada East )

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Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 3 July 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was the child of Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Judith MAGUET (MAILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (maternal) Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Etienne married Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) 19 February 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 16 May 1765 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 17 March 1813 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marie-Monique GOULET.

Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 23 May 1846 in Saint-Césaire, Canada East .
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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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Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Joseph GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marie-Monique GOULET

Children of Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE):

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX (b.20 April 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite REIMSHNEDER 25 May 1818 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1764 Birth
3 July 1764
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) 19 February 1787 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 20 April 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 27 years old.

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

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

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe GOGUET (GOYETTE) died 17 March 1813 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 25 May 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite REIMSHNEDER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England