Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE

(b. 26 December 1724 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 February 1788 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was born 26 December 1724 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François FOUCAULT and Elisabeth PROVOST (PREVOST) (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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Joseph married Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS 10 February 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS was born 14 April 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Louise died 15 January 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER.

Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE died 21 February 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE married

Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS was the child of Louis CHEVREFILS and Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Children of Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS:

Joseph-Louis COURCHESNE (b.14 October 1756, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1838, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Thérèse MAROT (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE 26 February 1781 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François COURCHESNE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 June 1844, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
m. Josephte JANELLE 6 February 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE (b.12 July 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada d. 15 November 1850, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)

Pierre COURCHESNE (b.23 April 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Gabriel COURCHESNE (b.21 September 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1829, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)

Marie-Louise COURCHESNE (b.22 May 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 June 1849, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
m. Joseph HAMEL 25 April 1808 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephe COURCHESNE (b.30 May 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rosalie COURCHESNE (b.13 January 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Marie-Jeanne COURCHESNE (b.8 April 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Catherine COURCHESNE (b.2 June 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ignace LUPIEN dit BARON 19 November 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Geneviève COURCHESNE (b.3 May 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Ursule COURCHESNE (b.27 June 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis COURCHESNE (b.14 November 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Thérèse COURCHESNE (b.24 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1853, Drummondville, Canada East )
m. Joseph GRANDMONT 14 October 1800 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1724 Birth
26 December 1724
Québec Province, Canada

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Louise BÉLISLE dite CHÈVREFILS 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis COURCHESNE was born 14 October 1756, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE was born 12 July 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 37 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre COURCHESNE was born 23 April 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Gabriel COURCHESNE was born 21 September 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COURCHESNE was born 22 May 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COURCHESNE was born 30 May 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie COURCHESNE was born 13 January 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne COURCHESNE was born 8 April 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine COURCHESNE was born 2 June 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 49 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève COURCHESNE was born 3 May 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule COURCHESNE was born 27 June 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis COURCHESNE was born 14 November 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 54 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Louis COURCHESNE married 26 February 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Thérèse MAROT (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE

1783 Birth of Child
Thérèse COURCHESNE was born 24 May 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph was 58 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
François COURCHESNE married 6 February 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephte JANELLE