Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER

(b. abt. 1757 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1808 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER was the child of François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER and Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY and the grandchild of: (maternal) François CALVÉ and Marie-Angelique BIGRAS

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Marie-Louise married Vincent PLINGUET 8 November 1774 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Vincent PLINGUET was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Vincent was the child of Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT and Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT.

Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER died 19 May 1808 in Montréal, Lower 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-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER married

Vincent PLINGUET-- Date: 8 November 1774 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Vincent PLINGUET was the child of Vincent PLINGUET dit ST-VINCENT and Marie-Anne VIGNEAULT

Children of Vincent PLINGUET and Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER:

Marie-Anne PLINGUET (b.25 February 1795, Montréal, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph CHARBONNEAU 24 July 1815 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise COURCELLE dite CHEVALIER and Vincent PLINGUET 8 November 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.