Simon ROY dit AUDY

(b. 27 May 1737 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1811 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada )

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Simon ROY dit AUDY was born 27 May 1737 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon ROY dit AUDY was the child of Simon ROY dit AUDY and Marie-Josephe RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROY dit AUDY and Marie-Thérèse JOBIN (maternal) Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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Simon married Madeleine CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 10 October 1763 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) was born 16 January 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 11 September 1814 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Marguerite-Veronique PARENT.

Simon ROY dit AUDY died 1 April 1811 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.

m. Chalifour Madeleine

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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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Madeleine CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)-- Date: 10 October 1763 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) was the child of Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Marguerite-Veronique PARENT

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1737 Birth
27 May 1737
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Simon ROY dit AUDY and Madeleine CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 10 October 1763 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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.