Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS

(b. 15 December 1760 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada d. , )

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Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 15 December 1760 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada

Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS was the child of Joseph-Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Madeleine COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Françoise JUTRAS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne RENOUX

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste CARTIER 27 February 1786 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CARTIER was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARTIER and Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU.

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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Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS married

Jean-Baptiste CARTIER-- Date: 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CARTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CARTIER and Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste CARTIER and Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS:

Pierre CARTIER (b.19 December 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 January 1863, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Antoinette BEAUBIEN 20 October 1862 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1760 Birth
15 December 1760
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS and Jean-Baptiste CARTIER 27 February 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Pierre CARTIER was born 19 December 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

Added: 3/1/2020 10:55:34 AM - Updated: 3/1/2020 10:56:54 AM