Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES

Born

24 March 1631 , Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France

Died

4 May 1664 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel-Masson married Jacqueline LAGRANGE 16 September 1658 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacqueline LAGRANGE was born 1 July 1641 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, St-Nicolas, France. Jacqueline died 3 August 1688 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES

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Michel-Masson was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Gabriel Theodore and Julienne Durand

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES

Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES married

Jacqueline LAGRANGE
Marriage date: 16 September 1658
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Marriage record found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Michel Theodore and Jacqueline Lagrange

Children of Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES and Jacqueline LAGRANGE

Marie-Barbe THEODORE dite GILLES

Born: 4 December 1660 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Married: François DORMET dit LALANDE 1 December 1674 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Jeanne THEODORE dite GILLES

Born: 8 August 1663, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1730, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre HOGUE 10 November 1676 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel-Masson's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1631
24 March 1631
Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France

Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES - Baptism 24 mars 1631, Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France

Baptism
24 mars 1631, Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France

Fichier Origine

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

1658 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES and Jacqueline LAGRANGE 16 September 1658, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe THEODORE dite GILLES was born 4 December 1660 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel-Masson was 29 years old.

1663 Birth of Child
Jeanne THEODORE dite GILLES was born 8 August 1663, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel-Masson was 32 years old.