Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

(b. 13 February 1765 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1845 , La Pocatière, Canada East )

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Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Etienne LECLERC and Marguerite-Elisabeth-Barb FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Claire THIBOUTOT (maternal) Louis FOURNIER and Marguerite LÉTOURNEAU

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

Etienne married Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE 25 October 1790 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE was born 2 May 1768 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte-Victoire died 13 July 1802 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte-Victoire was the child of Jean BERUBE and Marguerite GRONDIN.

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR died 20 May 1845 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
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Occupation

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR married

Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE-- Date: 25 October 1790 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE was the child of Jean BERUBE and Marguerite GRONDIN

Children of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE:

Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR (b.5 May 1797, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 23 March 1882, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 1 March 1813 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1765 Birth
13 February 1765
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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE 25 October 1790, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Birth of Child
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 5 May 1797, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte-Victoire BERUBE died 13 July 1802, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1813 Marriage of Child
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 1 March 1813, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

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