Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES

(b. 26 November 1724 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1748 , Montmagny, Canada, New France )

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Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was born 26 November 1724 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Marie-Louise-Francoise BOULAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise NOLIN

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Elisabeth married Joseph BOUCHARD 12 October 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BOUCHARD was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 17 March 1796 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER.

Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES died 26 February 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France .
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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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Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES married

Joseph BOUCHARD-- Date: 12 October 1744 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Joseph BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES:

Marie-Louise BOUCHARD (b.6 February 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LIGNY dit DESLIGNERIS 28 April 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1724 Birth
26 November 1724
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth COUILLARD dite DESPRES and Joseph BOUCHARD 12 October 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 19 years old.

1748 Death
26 February 1748
Montmagny, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 23.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHARD was born 6 February 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth was 23 years old.

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