René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Born

23 November 1645 , La Charrière, Deux-Sèvres, France

Died

, Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 23 November 1645 in La Charrière, Deux-Sèvres, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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René married Jeanne BLONDEAU 16 November 1671 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne BLONDEAU was born abt. 1646 in France. Jeanne died 2 November 1680 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).

René married (2) Marguerite GIRARD 30 November 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GIRARD was born 1 January 1643 in Boulogne Sur Mer, Picardie, France. Marguerite died February 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

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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René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS married

Jeanne BLONDEAU
Marriage date: 16 November 1671
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Children of René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Jeanne BLONDEAU

Arnoul ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Born: 28 January 1673, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: , , Canada

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Born: 29 June 1675, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1699 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Born: 22 November 1678, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1703, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS married

Marguerite GIRARD
Marriage date: 30 November 1690
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD

Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS

Born: 10 May 1691, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1765, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe JOYAL 28 November 1711 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit COURVILLE ET DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1696, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 January 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine PERINAU 19 February 1716 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Marie-Françoise DANIS 16 November 1722 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Marie-Jeanne PARENT 3 February 1735 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Marie-Jeanne HAY 12 January 1750 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Origin of Surname
ABRAHAM
(Hebrew) The father of a great multitude.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

Birth — 1645
23 November 1645
La Charrière, Deux-Sèvres, France

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1671 Marriage / Partner
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Jeanne BLONDEAU 16 November 1671 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 25 years old.

René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS - 1671 marriage

1671 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1673 Birth of Child
Arnoul ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 28 January 1673, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

René was 27 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 29 June 1675, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

René was 29 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 22 November 1678, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

René was 33 years old.

1690 Marriage / Partner
René ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marguerite GIRARD 30 November 1690 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 45 years old.