Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

(b. 7 August 1717 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1795 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born 7 August 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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

Catherine married Pierre ÉDELINE 11 January 1740 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre ÉDELINE was born 24 May 1718 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Pierre was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Louise-Catherine PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE).

Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE died 9 December 1795 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

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Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE married

Pierre ÉDELINE-- Date: 11 January 1740 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Pierre ÉDELINE was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Louise-Catherine PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)

Children of Pierre ÉDELINE and Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE:

Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE (b.1 December 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1819, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE 26 January 1767 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE 7 October 1782 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Angelique-Desanges EDELINE (DELIGNE) (b.14 February 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis LEDOUX 29 July 1771 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie EDELINE dite DELISLE (b.4 July 1754, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1834, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BERLOIN dit NANTEL 28 October 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Josette EDELINE (DELIGNE) (b.22 March 1757, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Baptiste-Jean-Recollet BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE 13 May 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1717 Birth
7 August 1717
Varennes, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Catherine COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE and Pierre ÉDELINE 11 January 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 22 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE was born 1 December 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Angelique-Desanges EDELINE (DELIGNE) was born 14 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie EDELINE dite DELISLE was born 4 July 1754, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Josette EDELINE (DELIGNE) was born 22 March 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 39 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE married 26 January 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph FOUGERE dit CHAMPAGNE

1771 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Desanges EDELINE (DELIGNE) married 29 July 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis LEDOUX

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie EDELINE dite DELISLE married 28 October 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Claude BERLOIN dit NANTEL

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
Josette EDELINE (DELIGNE) married 13 May 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Baptiste-Jean-Recollet BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE married 7 October 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE

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)