Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE

(b. 21 January 1719 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1771 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE was born 21 January 1719 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE was the child of François-Guillaume BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Jeanne GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Louise CHARRIER (maternal) Pierre GAGNÉ and Catherine DAUBIGEON

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Augustin married Marguerite-Angelique CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 22 February 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite-Angelique CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was born 22 January 1718 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite-Angelique died 9 May 1795 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite-Angelique was the child of Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Françoise BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY).

Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE died 31 December 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE married

Marguerite-Angelique CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET-- Date: 22 February 1745 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Angelique CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was the child of Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Françoise BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY)

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1719 Birth
21 January 1719
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BARRETTE dit COURVILLE and Marguerite-Angelique CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 22 February 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

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.