Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

(b. 3 October 1733 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1799 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 3 October 1733 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Veronique BÉLANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) Charles BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNON

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

Jacques married Charlotte FOURNIER 12 February 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte FOURNIER was born 29 July 1733 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Charlotte was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOIS.

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 9 December 1799 in Montmagny, 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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Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES married

Charlotte FOURNIER-- Date: 12 February 1757 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Charlotte FOURNIER was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Children of Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Charlotte FOURNIER:

Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES (b.14 September 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1847, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Marie-Claire BERNIER 14 October 1800 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1733 Birth
3 October 1733
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Charlotte FOURNIER 12 February 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 23 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 14 September 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jacques was 32 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.