Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Born

13 October 1755 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1828 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie BRAULT 7 January 1780 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BRAULT was born 6 July 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 9 December 1810 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Joseph BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie PICOT .

Parents & Family of Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Parents of Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Father

Jean-François GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Mother

Marie-Josephe LANCTOT

Grandparents of Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Paternal grandparents

François GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT Marie-Josephte FAIE dite LAFAYETTE

Maternal grandparents

François LANCTOT Claire BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE (BADAYAC)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT

Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT married

Marie BRAULT
Marriage date: 7 January 1780
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie BRAULT was the child of Joseph BREAU (BRAULT) and Marie PICOT

Children of Joseph GUY dit CHÂTEAUFORT and Marie BRAULT

Joseph GUY

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite SURPRENANT 8 February 1808 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1755
13 October 1755
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.