Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES

(b. 12 March 1731 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1800 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was born 12 March 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES was the child of Jacques Joseph CHEVAL and Marie-Renne COUSINEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean COUSINEAU and Jeanne BÉNARD

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

Pierre-Joseph married Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) 16 August 1763 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) was born 21 July 1742 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Catherine died 26 October 1804 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE.

Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES died 12 December 1800 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES married

Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON)-- Date: 16 August 1763 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) was the child of Claude GOURGON (BOURGON) dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite MAISONNEUVE

Children of Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON):

Marie-Catherine CHEVAL (b.15 April 1771, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 May 1846, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Thomas DUPERE 27 May 1788 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
12 March 1731
Montréal, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Catherine GOURGON (BOURGON) 16 August 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CHEVAL was born 15 April 1771, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph was 40 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.