Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT

(b. 27 November 1771 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1836 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 27 November 1771 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Basile MORIN and Angélique BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Noel MORIN and Thérèse PELLETIER (maternal) Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY

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

Augustin married Genevieve GAGNE 7 October 1794 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GAGNE was born 16 February 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 24 October 1845 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Genevieve was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS.

Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT died 4 June 1836 in Saint-Henri, 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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Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT married

Genevieve GAGNE-- Date: 7 October 1794 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Genevieve GAGNE was the child of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS

Children of Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve GAGNE:

Adelaide MORIN (b.16 September 1806, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julien DEMERS 19 September 1831 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

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1771 Birth
27 November 1771
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve GAGNE 7 October 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Adelaide MORIN was born 16 September 1806, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Augustin was 34 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Adelaide MORIN married 19 September 1831, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon) to Julien DEMERS