Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

(b. abt. 1699 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 July 1783 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada

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

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Seraphin married Angélique BRUNET 27 November 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Angélique BRUNET was born 21 May 1704 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Angélique was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME.

Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX died 17 July 1783 in Saint-Ours, 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 Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

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Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married

Angélique BRUNET-- Date: 27 November 1724 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Angélique BRUNET was the child of Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

Children of Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET:

Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX (b.15 November 1725, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 26 November 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite ALLAIRE 9 October 1752 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX (b.4 April 1727, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1782, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE 11 January 1751 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET 27 November 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1725 Birth of Child
Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 15 November 1725, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1727 Birth of Child
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 4 April 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1751 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 11 January 1751, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE

1752 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 9 October 1752, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite ALLAIRE

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.

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.