Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC

(b. 31 March 1722 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1789 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was born 31 March 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC was the child of Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Jean FERRÉ dit LACHAPELLE and Catherine LAIR

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

Marie-Charlotte married Maurice BOUSQUET 24 September 1742 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Maurice BOUSQUET was born 13 April 1716 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Maurice died 2 September 1782 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Maurice was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise LUSSIER.

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC died 14 February 1789 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC

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Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC married

Maurice BOUSQUET-- Date: 24 September 1742 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Maurice BOUSQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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Children of Maurice BOUSQUET and Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC:

Charles BOUSQUET (b.7 July 1743, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET (b.24 July 1744, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1806, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GOULET 25 January 1762 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles BOUSQUET (b.17 June 1746, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1776, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 18 November 1776 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Therese BOUSQUET (b.30 April 1748, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Madeleine-Maurice BOUSQUET (b.26 February 1750, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET (b. 8 February 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER 9 August 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Marie-Madeleine MICHEL dite ST-LÉGER 7 November 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph BOUSQUET (b.27 August 1753, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Maurice BOUSQUET (b.31 July 1754, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1754, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

François BOUSQUET (b. 6 August 1755, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Madeleine BOUSQUET (b.25 September 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1820, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Louis BEAUDRY 9 August 1773 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET (b.16 January 1759, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET (b.11 July 1760, Repentigny, Canada d. , )

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET (b.16 September 1761, Repentigny, Canada d. , )

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET (b.15 February 1763, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET (b.23 July 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1722 Birth
31 March 1722
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC and Maurice BOUSQUET 24 September 1742, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Charles BOUSQUET was born 7 July 1743, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET was born 24 July 1744, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Charles BOUSQUET was born 17 June 1746, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Therese BOUSQUET was born 30 April 1748, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine-Maurice BOUSQUET was born 26 February 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET was born 8 February 1751, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph BOUSQUET was born 27 August 1753, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 31 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Maurice BOUSQUET was born 31 July 1754, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 32 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
François BOUSQUET was born 6 August 1755, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOUSQUET was born 25 September 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET was born 16 January 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET was born 11 July 1760, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 38 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET was born 16 September 1761, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 39 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET married 25 January 1762 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Louis GOULET

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET was born 15 February 1763, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 40 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET was born 23 July 1764, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 42 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOUSQUET married 9 August 1773 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre-Louis BEAUDRY

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET married 9 August 1773 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Charles BOUSQUET married 18 November 1776, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Madeleine TESSIER dite LAVIGNE

1776 Death of Child
Charles BOUSQUET died 5 December 1776, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte was 54 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Maurice BOUSQUET married 7 November 1780 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Madeleine MICHEL dite ST-LÉGER

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Maurice BOUSQUET died 2 September 1782, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
14 February 1789
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 66.

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