Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

(b. 17 August 1746 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1812 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 17 August 1746 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was the child of Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Denise DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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

Marie-Anne married Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE 5 October 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE and Antoinette ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON.

Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 18 March 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married

Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE-- Date: 5 October 1767 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE was the child of Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE and Antoinette ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dite DARAGON

Children of Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE and Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX:

Marie-Louise LAROCHE (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES 29 July 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
17 August 1746
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and Joseph BREARD dit LAROCHE 5 October 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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.