Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

(b. 26 October 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1807 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 26 October 1744 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Joachim LECLERC and Catherine SOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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

Charlotte married Alexis MIVILLE 10 February 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis MIVILLE was born 15 January 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Alexis died 4 May 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Alexis was the child of Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE.

Charlotte married (2) Benjamin MICHAUD 10 August 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Benjamin MICHAUD was born 7 February 1734 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Benjamin died 23 July 1815 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Benjamin was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Anne-Angélique DUPERE.

Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 2 November 1807 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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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Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married

Alexis MIVILLE-- Date: 10 February 1766 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis MIVILLE was the child of Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE

Children of Alexis MIVILLE and Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR:

Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.14 February 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1825, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BONENFANT 19 February 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married

Benjamin MICHAUD-- Date: 10 August 1795 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Benjamin MICHAUD was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Anne-Angélique DUPERE

Children of Benjamin MICHAUD and Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR:

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1744 Birth
26 October 1744
La Pocatière, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Alexis MIVILLE 10 February 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 14 February 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Charlotte was 22 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.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis MIVILLE died 4 May 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 19 February 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph BONENFANT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Benjamin MICHAUD 10 August 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 50 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Death
2 November 1807
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 63.

Added: 6/28/2020 7:37:04 AM - Updated: 4/18/2024 1:11:33 PM