Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

(b. 24 February 1767 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 February 1790 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 24 February 1767 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of Antoine GUILBAULT and Marie-Angelique BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN (maternal) François BOUCHER and Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

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Marie-Reine married Antoine FAFARD 31 January 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine FAFARD was born 29 July 1755 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Antoine died 17 January 1831 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Antoine was the child of Antoine FAFARD and Madeleine DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ.

Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS died 26 February 1790 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS married

Antoine FAFARD-- Date: 31 January 1785 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine FAFARD was the child of Antoine FAFARD and Madeleine DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ

Children of Antoine FAFARD and Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS:

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit JOINVILLE (b.14 December 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1862, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Josephte MOREAU 11 January 1813 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1767 Birth
24 February 1767
Berthierville, 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS and Antoine FAFARD 31 January 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 17 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit JOINVILLE was born 14 December 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Reine was 20 years old.