Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE)

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20 February 1622 , Yffiniac, St-Brieuc, Bretagne, France

Died

16 January 1683 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: 20 February 1622 in Yffiniac, St-Brieuc, Bretagne, France

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Mother: Unknown

Bertrand was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1656.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Bertrand married Marie-Madeleine BELANGER 7 August 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine BELANGER was born 15 February 1643 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine died 21 January 1671 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François BELANGER and Marie GUYON (GUION).

Bertrand married (2) Elisabeth AUBERT 4 February 1671 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth AUBERT was born 22 February 1654 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Elisabeth died 1 November 1693 in At Sea*. Elisabeth was the child of Claude AUBER (AUBERT) and Jacquette (Jacqueline) LUCAS.

Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) died 16 January 1683 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

Spouse & Children of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE)

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Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) married

Marie-Madeleine BELANGER
Marriage date: 7 August 1656
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Madeleine BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Marie GUYON (GUION)

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

"Marie-Madeleine (1643-1670), married Seigneur Bertrand Chesnay de la Garenne in 1656. They had two boys."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 27

"On 7 August 1656, a Monday, Bertrand Chenay left the residence of his father-in-law Belanger with his thirteen-year old bride on his arm. Marie-Madeleine Belanger was the daughter of Francois and of Marie Guyon, second child of a family which counted twelve children."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 88

Children of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

Born: 20 August 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1730, Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) 16 September 1675 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Anne CHENAY

Born: 13 November 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1660, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean CHENAY

Born: 11 November 1661, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1689, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne CHENAY (CHAINE)

Born: 7 October 1664, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1733, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre LEMAITRE dit LOTTINVILLE 8 January 1682 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Joseph CHENAY (CHAINE)

Born: 19 April 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1687, , Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite CHENAY

Born: 15 January 1669, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1669, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Nicolas CHENAY

Born: 6 January 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1670, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) married

Elisabeth AUBERT
Marriage date: 4 February 1671
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth AUBERT was the child of Claude AUBER (AUBERT) and Jacquette (Jacqueline) LUCAS

Marriage notes:

groom's name: Bertrand Chesnay

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groom's age:

bride's name: Elisabeth Auber

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marriage date: 04 Feb 1671

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

groom's father's name:

groom's mother's name:

bride's father's name: Claude Auber

bride's mother's name: Janne Lucas

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Widowed

groom's previous wife's name: Marie Belanger

bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 147

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Bertrand Chesnay and Elisabeth Auber, 04 Feb 1671; citing reference P 147, FHL microfilm 1018161.

"The inventory of his property had not yet been completed when Bertrand Chenay signed a marriage contract with Elisabeth Aubert, on 30 January 1671. He endowed the daughter of the King's Notary Claude Aubert, and Jacqueline Lucas, with 1,500 livres."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 93

Children of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Elisabeth AUBERT

Elisabeth CHENAY

Born: 1 January 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles-Bertrand CHENAY

Born: 22 February 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Anne-Madeleine CHENAY

Born: 22 July 1674, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Françoise CHENAY

Born: 20 September 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Angélique CHENAY

Born: 20 April 1677, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1746, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis CHENAY

Born: 26 August 1678 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jeanne MARTIN 1697 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie-Agnes CHENAY

Born: 14 June 1681, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE

Born: 25 November 1682, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1731, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Married: Élisabeth BOUCHER 8 July 1703 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1622
20 February 1622
Yffiniac, St-Brieuc, Bretagne, France

'Bertrand, son of Nicolas Chenay and Catherine Laringue, was born under the sky of Brittany, in the small village of Yffiniac, canton of Langueux, arrondissement and diocese of Saint-Brieuc, department of Cotes-du-Nord... Bertrand arrived in New France at about the age of thirty. His first official appearance was recorded in our Canadian registries in 1656.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 87

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Marriage / Partner
Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER 7 August 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 34 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE was born 20 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 36 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
Anne CHENAY was born 13 November 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 38 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Jean CHENAY was born 11 November 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 39 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAY (CHAINE) was born 7 October 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 42 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Bertrand Chesnay Sr. de la garenne...........40 marchant
Marie Magdelaine Bellanger ..................24 sa femme
Marie Chesnay ................................8 fille
Anne Chesnay ...........................18 mois fille
Jean Chesnay..................................4 fils
Robert Tourneroche...........................20 tailleur d'habits engagé
Et Anne Gaigneur.............................13 servante
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1667 Birth of Child
Joseph CHENAY (CHAINE) was born 19 April 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Bertrand was 45 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHENAY was born 15 January 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Bertrand was 46 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Nicolas CHENAY was born 6 January 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Bertrand was 47 years old.

1671 Marriage / Partner
Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Elisabeth AUBERT 4 February 1671, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 48 years old.

1671 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine BELANGER died 21 January 1671, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1672 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHENAY was born 1 January 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 49 years old.

1673 Birth of Child
Charles-Bertrand CHENAY was born 22 February 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 51 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Anne-Madeleine CHENAY was born 22 July 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 52 years old.

1675 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE married 16 September 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

1675 Birth of Child
Françoise CHENAY was born 20 September 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 53 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CHENAY was born 20 April 1677, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 55 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Louis CHENAY was born 26 August 1678 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 56 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Marie-Agnes CHENAY was born 14 June 1681, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Bertrand was 59 years old.

'One misfortune often feeds on another: Fire is sometimes a cruel thief. On 4 August 1682, at 9:30 in the evening, the red-hooded bandit invaded the Lower Town of Quebec. Fifty-five buildings burned and as many families were thrown onto the narrow pavement. One of the last houses to catch fire was that of Seigneur Chenay. It was used as a home, a warehouse and a tavern, all at the same time. On 16 August, the master returned to the quay of Quebec in his large boat and beheld the disaster! The whole family had to move to the old manor house at Lotinville. It was there that Jean-Baptiste was born in November.

The Breton Chenay found this crushing blow too much for his sixty years to bear. He died on Wednesday, 16 January 1683, at the home of surgeon Jean de Mosny, in the Lower Town...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Pages 94-95

1682 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHENAY (CHAINE) married 8 January 1682, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre LEMAITRE dit LOTTINVILLE

1682 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE was born 25 November 1682, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Bertrand was 60 years old.