Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER

(b. 14 May 1696 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1779 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER was born 14 May 1696 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROUGEAU and Marie-Madeleine DAUDELIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas DAUDELIN and Anne GIRARD

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Pierre married Marie Therese COLE 17 January 1718 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Therese COLE was born 9 May 1701 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Therese died 11 January 1761 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie Therese was the child of Joseph COLE and Sarah Catherine RANDALL.

Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER died 19 April 1779 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Cole Marie-Therese

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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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Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER married

Marie Therese COLE-- Date: 17 January 1718 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie Therese COLE was the child of Joseph COLE and Sarah Catherine RANDALL

Children of Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER and Marie Therese COLE:

Angélique ROUGEAU dite BERGER (b.7 July 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel JANSON 17 September 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Veronique ROUGEAU (b.29 July 1744, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph MATHON 8 February 1768 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1696 Birth
14 May 1696
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROUGEAU dit BERGER and Marie Therese COLE 17 January 1718, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 21 years old.

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

1733 Birth of Child
Angélique ROUGEAU dite BERGER was born 7 July 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Veronique ROUGEAU was born 29 July 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Pierre was 48 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Therese COLE died 11 January 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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 Marriage of Child
Angélique ROUGEAU dite BERGER married 17 September 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel JANSON

1766 Death of Child
Angélique ROUGEAU dite BERGER died 7 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 70 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Veronique ROUGEAU married 8 February 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph MATHON

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.