Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS

(b. 6 January 1766 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1836 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS was born 6 January 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS was the child of Joseph BOURGELAS and Brigitte-Dorothée DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOURGELAS and Dorothee BOUCHER (maternal) Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

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

Marie-Reine married Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD 7 March 1791 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD was born 4 October 1768 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Joseph-Prisque died 6 March 1856 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Prisque was the child of Prisque BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephe SAUCIER.

Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS died 9 June 1836 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, 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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Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS married

Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD-- Date: 7 March 1791 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD was the child of Prisque BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephe SAUCIER

Children of Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD and Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS:

Charles BOUCHARD (b.26 February 1799, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 21 December 1841, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East)
m. Marie-Modeste ROY dite DESJARDINS 21 October 1822 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine BOUCHARD (b.17 February 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 18 January 1880, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada )
m. Firmin MICHAUD 14 January 1822 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1766 Birth
6 January 1766
La Pocatière, 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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine DEGENNES dite BOURGELAS and Joseph-Prisque BOUCHARD 7 March 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 25 years old.

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

1799 Birth of Child
Charles BOUCHARD was born 26 February 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine was 33 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BOUCHARD was born 17 February 1804, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine was 38 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

1822 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BOUCHARD married 14 January 1822, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Firmin MICHAUD

1822 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUCHARD married 21 October 1822, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Modeste ROY dite DESJARDINS

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England