Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

(b. 21 September 1710 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1787 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 21 September 1710 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was the child of Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE

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

Pierre married Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE 20 February 1735 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Jeanne died 24 March 1789 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD.

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 11 September 1787 in Contrecœur, 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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Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE-- Date: 20 February 1735 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE was the child of Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Children of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE:

Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX (b.12 March 1738, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1762, Contrecœur, Canada )
m. François LEBLANC 19 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX (b.5 July 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 10 January 1763 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1710 Birth
21 September 1710
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE 20 February 1735, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 12 March 1738, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 5 July 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 34 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 19 February 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François LEBLANC

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 26 April 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 51 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 10 January 1763 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR

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.