Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT

(b. 23 November 1741 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1812 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 23 November 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Claude-Joseph MORIN and Marie GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MORIN and Agnes BOUCHARD (maternal) François GAGNÉ and Elisabeth LANGLOIS

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

Elisabeth married Julien MICHAUD 11 February 1765 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julien MICHAUD was born 9 April 1742 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Julien died 6 December 1823 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Julien was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET.

Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT died 1 June 1812 in Kamouraska, 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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Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT married

Julien MICHAUD-- Date: 11 February 1765 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Julien MICHAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET

Children of Julien MICHAUD and Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT:

Thecle MICHAUD (b.23 October 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne PERRAULT 14 August 1809 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1741 Birth
23 November 1741
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth MORIN dite VALCOURT and Julien MICHAUD 11 February 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 23 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 Birth of Child
Thecle MICHAUD was born 23 October 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth was 40 years old.

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Thecle MICHAUD married 14 August 1809, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Etienne PERRAULT