François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE

(b. 21 November 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1803 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was born 21 November 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Marie ROCH (LAROCQUE) and Marie-Françoise LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Jacques LEDOUX and Marie-Anne MONIN

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

François married Marie-Claire GARAND 29 September 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire GARAND was born 20 August 1728 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Claire died 15 June 1807 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Claire was the child of François GARAND and Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE.

François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE died 21 May 1803 in Repentigny, 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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François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE married

Marie-Claire GARAND-- Date: 29 September 1760 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Claire GARAND was the child of François GARAND and Marguerite CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE

Children of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Claire GARAND:

Marie ROQUE dite COUILLAUD (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 August 1832, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Ignace TESSIER 10 May 1801 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1738 Birth
21 November 1738
Varennes, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Claire GARAND 29 September 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie ROQUE dite COUILLAUD married 10 May 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Ignace TESSIER