Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE

(b. 23 January 1702 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1780 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE was born 23 January 1702 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE was the child of René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Louise FORESTIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marguerite LAUZON

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Charles married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS 2 December 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS was born 3 April 1704 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle died 28 July 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Charles DEMERS and Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER.

Charles married (2) Marie-Charlotte JOLLIET 14 February 1752 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte JOLLIET was born 16 February 1710 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Charlotte died 4 May 1788 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON.

Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE died 22 May 1780 in Montréal, 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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Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE married

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS-- Date: 2 December 1724 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS was the child of Charles DEMERS and Elisabeth PAPIN dite MERCADIER

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Marie-Charlotte JOLLIET-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte JOLLIET was the child of Jean JOLLIET and Marie-Jeanne CUSSON

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1702 Birth
23 January 1702
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS 2 December 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle DEMERS died 28 July 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1752 Marriage / Partner
Charles DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Marie-Charlotte JOLLIET 14 February 1752 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 50 years old.

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.

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.