Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE

(b. 21 October 1773 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1803 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 21 October 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Catherine FILION and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie MICHEL (maternal) Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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

Ursule married Pierre GAGNON 22 January 1799 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre GAGNON was born 2 March 1775 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Josephte BLOUIN.

Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE died 6 January 1803 in Québec, 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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Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE married

Pierre GAGNON-- Date: 22 January 1799 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Josephte BLOUIN

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE:

Pierre GAGNON (b.23 November 1800, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada d. 11 July 1832, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Constance GRAVEL 16 January 1827 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Louis-Antoine GAGNON (b.14 January 1802, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Angelique LESSARD 7 January 1827 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1773 Birth
21 October 1773
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Ursule GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE and Pierre GAGNON 22 January 1799, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 23 November 1800, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Ursule was 27 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Louis-Antoine GAGNON was born 14 January 1802, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Ursule was 28 years old.