Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE

(b. 13 August 1678 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1748 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

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Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 13 August 1678 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude DAVID and Susanne DENOYON (NOYON) (maternal) Bon RACLOS and Marie-Jeanne VIENNOT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR 15 November 1713 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was born 31 January 1690 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Anne died 10 March 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET.

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE died 5 May 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France .
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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.

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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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Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR-- Date: 15 November 1713 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR:

Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1719, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

Marie-Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL 25 October 1745 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.16 May 1721, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.19 April 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1743, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.21 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1788, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY 27 July 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada )

Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.5 September 1732, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. March 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 9 January 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1678 Birth
13 August 1678
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR 15 November 1713, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 35 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1719 Death of Child
Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE died 5 December 1719, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 16 May 1721, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 19 April 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 21 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1725 Death of Child
Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE died 27 October 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 5 September 1732, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 54 years old.

1743 Death of Child
Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE died 2 September 1743, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE married 25 October 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

1748 Death
5 May 1748
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 69.

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