Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES

(b. 2 November 1738 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1819 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was born 2 November 1738 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Reine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUILLARD and Elisabeth LEMIEUX (maternal) François CARON and Françoise PARÉ

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

Emmanuel married Genevieve CHALIFOUR 5 August 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CHALIFOUR was born 8 July 1742 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve died 15 March 1790 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve was the child of François CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Elisabeth GAMACHE.

Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES died 5 January 1819 in L'Islet, 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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Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES married

Genevieve CHALIFOUR-- Date: 5 August 1763 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve CHALIFOUR was the child of François CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Elisabeth GAMACHE

Children of Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Genevieve CHALIFOUR:

Genevieve COUILLARD (b.21 November 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean POITRAS 11 November 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1738 Birth
2 November 1738
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Emmanuel COUILLARD dit DESPRES and Genevieve CHALIFOUR 5 August 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve COUILLARD was born 21 November 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Emmanuel was 28 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Genevieve COUILLARD married 11 November 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean POITRAS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve CHALIFOUR died 15 March 1790, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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)

1806 Death of Child
Genevieve COUILLARD died 24 May 1806, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Emmanuel was 67 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.

1819 Death
5 January 1819
L'Islet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

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