Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Born

20 February 1684 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1724 , Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Charles married Dorothee MECHIPOUEOUA 1710 in Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Dorothee MECHIPOUEOUA was born abt. 1694 in Illinois Territory.

Parents & Family of Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Parents of Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Father

Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Mother

Pérrine LAPIERRE

Grandparents of Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Paternal grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU married

Dorothee MECHIPOUEOUA
Marriage date: 1710
Marriage place: Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Children of Charles DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Dorothee MECHIPOUEOUA

Helene DANIS

Born: abt. 1712, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Died: ,

Married: Mathurin CHAPUT 14 January 1724 Place: Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Married: Ignace HEBERT 27 November 1728 Place: Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Marie-Anne DANIS

Born: 4 October 1718, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Died: ,

Charles-Pierre DANIS

Born: 30 January 1720, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Died: ,

Michel DANIS

Born: 29 September 1723, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Charles'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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