François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE

(b. abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 August 1781 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET

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François-Xavier married Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL 25 October 1745 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL was born 25 April 1719 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Catherine died 7 October 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Catherine was the child of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU.

François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE died 15 August 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE

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François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE married

Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL-- Date: 25 October 1745 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
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Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL was the child of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

Children of François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE and Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL:

Francois DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.23 July 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Antoinette LAFOND 1 March 1802 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 May 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph LEBLANC 15 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Amable DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 February 1835, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Pierre DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.20 June 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France )

Josephte DAVID dite LACOURSE (b.15 September 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 24 August 1821, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 March 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 9 January 1786 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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

1747 Birth of Child
Francois DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 23 July 1747, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 20 June 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 15 September 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DAVID dite LACOURSE married 15 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph LEBLANC

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.

1777 Death of Child
Marguerite DAVID dite LACOURSE died 23 May 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL died 7 October 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1781 Death
15 August 1781
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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