Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT

(b. 8 March 1735 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1818 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 8 March 1735 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT was the child of Augustin MORIN and Charlotte LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Alphonse MORIN dit VALCOURT and Marie-Catherine CHAMAILLARD (maternal) Joseph LANGLOIS and Louise NOLIN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) 23 October 1758 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) was born 27 July 1738 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Veronique died 19 February 1774 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Veronique was the child of Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Louise LEMIEUX.

Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT died 6 September 1818 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT married

Veronique BOULET (BOULAY)-- Date: 23 October 1758 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
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Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Louise LEMIEUX

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT and Veronique BOULET (BOULAY):

Michel MORIN dit VALCOURT (b.29 September 1760, Montmagny, Canada d. 7 December 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise MOREAU 12 August 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT (b.3 April 1763, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 January 1834, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE 27 December 1782 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT (b.14 September 1764, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 September 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Vital TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 26 November 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Alphonse MORIN (b.18 June 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Isabelle-Élisabeth BROSSEAU 4 February 1788 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Genevieve MORIN (b.17 January 1773, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 11 February 1793 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1735 Birth
8 March 1735
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT and Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) 23 October 1758 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Michel MORIN dit VALCOURT was born 29 September 1760, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 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 Birth of Child
Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 3 April 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 14 September 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Alphonse MORIN was born 18 June 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve MORIN was born 17 January 1773, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) died 19 February 1774 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT married 26 November 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Vital TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

1782 Marriage of Child
Michel MORIN dit VALCOURT married 12 August 1782 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise MOREAU

1782 Marriage of Child
Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT married 27 December 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Alphonse MORIN married 4 February 1788, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Isabelle-Élisabeth BROSSEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Genevieve MORIN married 11 February 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Baptiste MOREAU

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 Death
6 September 1818
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

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