Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES

(b. abt. 1778 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 February 1850 , Saint-Victor-de-Tring, Beauce, Quebec, Canada )

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Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born abt. 1778 in Québec Province, Canada

Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Clement COUILLARD and Francoise DUBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Catherine DENEAU (maternal) Pierre DUBEAU and Françoise BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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

Clement married Genevieve CARBONNEAU 5 October 1807 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CARBONNEAU was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 5 April 1858 in Saint-Victor-de-Tring, Beauce, Quebec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Pierre CARBONNEAU and Madeleine BERNIER.

Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 8 February 1850 in Saint-Victor-de-Tring, Beauce, Quebec, 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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Family and Children of Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES

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Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES married

Genevieve CARBONNEAU-- Date: 5 October 1807 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Genevieve CARBONNEAU was the child of Pierre CARBONNEAU and Madeleine BERNIER

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Children of Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Genevieve CARBONNEAU:

Marie-Angelique COUILLARD dite DESPRES (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LEPAGE 26 January 1830 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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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)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Clement COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Genevieve CARBONNEAU 5 October 1807, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique COUILLARD dite DESPRES married 26 January 1830, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph LEPAGE

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)