Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

(b. 24 May 1737 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1787 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 24 May 1737 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX and Angelique CARBONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT (maternal) Jacques CARBONNEAU dit PROVENÇAL and Geneviève MARTIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Marie-Louise MILLET 30 April 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MILLET was born 12 August 1741 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise died 19 January 1773 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre-Joseph MILLET and Antoinette CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE.

Michel married (2) Josephte BERCIER 20 September 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BERCIER was born 6 November 1741 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Josephte died 28 July 1799 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Josephte was the child of Pierre BERCIER and Josephte GENDRON.

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE died 6 May 1787 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bercier Josephte
m. Millet Marie-Louise

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Occupation

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Family and Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

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Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Marie-Louise MILLET-- Date: 30 April 1764 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MILLET was the child of Pierre-Joseph MILLET and Antoinette CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE

Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Louise MILLET:

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE (b.17 March 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 October 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Marguerite-Anne BENOIT 16 July 1787 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE married

Josephte BERCIER-- Date: 20 September 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte BERCIER was the child of Pierre BERCIER and Josephte GENDRON

Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Josephte BERCIER:

Benoit HEROUX (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCI 14 October 1811 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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1737 Birth
24 May 1737
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Louise MILLET 30 April 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 17 March 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel was 28 years old.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Josephte BERCIER 20 September 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 36 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MILLET died 19 January 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.