François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS

(b. 27 March 1714 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1764 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was born 27 March 1714 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie LEFEBVRE (maternal) René MAILLOT dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CHAPACOU

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

François married Felicite BAILLARGEON 15 June 1750 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite BAILLARGEON was born 30 April 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 10 April 1810 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Felicite was the child of Paul BAILLARGEON and Madeleine ROY.

François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS died 16 April 1764 in La-Pérade, 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 François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS

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François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS married

Felicite BAILLARGEON-- Date: 15 June 1750 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Felicite BAILLARGEON was the child of Paul BAILLARGEON and Madeleine ROY

Children of François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Felicite BAILLARGEON:

Françoise GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS (b.July 1751, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE 7 February 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS (b.20 March 1754, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph GIROUARD 10 February 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie GRANDBOIS (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 January 1833, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine RAICHE dit BEAUCHEMIN 23 April 1792 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1714 Birth
27 March 1714
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1750 Marriage / Partner
François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Felicite BAILLARGEON 15 June 1750, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 36 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Françoise GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born July 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 37 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 20 March 1754, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 40 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.