flag female ancestor  Agathe  BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

  (b. 5 July 1745 Contrecœur, Canada, New France   d. 9 May 1805 L'Acadie, Lower Canada )  

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Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 5 July 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was the child of Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX   and   Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (maternal)  Jean DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Catherine MENARD

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Agathe  married  Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 10 January 1763 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR  was born 18 March 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Joseph died 26 August 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Joseph was the child of Jacques CHARLAND and Marie-Charlotte DENEAU (DENIAU).

Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 9 May 1805 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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birth1745 Birth
5 July 1745
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage / Partner
Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX and Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR 10 January 1763 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 17 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Agathe CHARLAND was born 28 April 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Agathe was 22 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CHARLAND was born 25 June 1772, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Agathe was 26 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND was born 2 November 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Agathe was 35 years old.
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Agathe CHARLAND married 12 January 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre LAVALLEE
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR died 26 August 1788, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CHARLAND married 2 August 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre GIROUX
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND married 13 January 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis LESSARD
Added: 3/28/2016 5:07:32 PM - Updated: 3/7/2026 11:05:32 AM

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