Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

(b. 22 May 1765 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 August 1841 , Contrecœur, Canada East )

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Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 22 May 1765 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was the child of François BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) (maternal) Antoine EMERY dit CODERRE and Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE

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

Françoise married Alexis GERVAIS 20 October 1783 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis GERVAIS was born 15 November 1756 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Alexis died 20 May 1828 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Alexis was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE.

Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 15 August 1841 in Contrecœur, Canada East .
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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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Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married

Alexis GERVAIS-- Date: 20 October 1783 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Children of Alexis GERVAIS and Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX:

Augustin GERVAIS (b.27 May 1793, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 29 October 1873, Upton, Québec, Canada )
m. Marthe DUPONT 9 October 1820 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS (b.29 September 1802, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY 10 February 1823 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1765 Birth
22 May 1765
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and Alexis GERVAIS 20 October 1783, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

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)

1793 Birth of Child
Augustin GERVAIS was born 27 May 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise was 28 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was born 29 September 1802, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise was 37 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Augustin GERVAIS married 9 October 1820, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marthe DUPONT

1823 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS married 10 February 1823, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)