Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 7 December 1739 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1781 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 7 December 1739 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Aime FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse LERICHE dite LASONDE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LERICHE dit LASONDE and Jeanne-Elisabeth DESMARAIS

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Joseph married Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE 26 January 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE was born 1 December 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Cecile died 4 April 1819 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Cecile was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE.

Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE died 18 April 1781 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE

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Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE-- Date: 26 January 1767 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

Children of Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE:

Angélique FOUGERE dite CHAMPAGNE (b.24 June 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 January 1814, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques BORDUAS dit LASSONDE 9 January 1792 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE (b.9 May 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN 5 September 1796 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1739 Birth
7 December 1739
Repentigny, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE 26 January 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Angélique FOUGERE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 24 June 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 9 May 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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.