immigrant flag male ancestor  Michel-Masson  THEODORE dit GILLES

  (b. 24 March 1631 Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France   d. 4 May 1664 Montréal, Canada, New France )  

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Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES was born 24 March 1631 in Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France

Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES was the child of ?   and   ?

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

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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, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). 

Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES died 4 May 1664 in Montréal, Canada, New France .





son of Gabriel Theodore and Julienne Durand


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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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Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES married immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor Jacqueline LAGRANGE-- Date: 16 September 1658 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


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:



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birth1631 Birth
24 March 1631
Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France
Michel-Masson THEODORE dit GILLES - Baptism 24 mars 1631, Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France
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24 mars 1631, Tours, St-Pierre-du-Boile, France


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marriage1658 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.
death1664 Death
4 May 1664
Montréal, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 33.
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