Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS

(b. 19 July 1722 , Île-Perrot, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1792 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )

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Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 19 July 1722 in Île-Perrot, Canada, New France

Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was the child of Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marguerite-Suzanne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Catherine BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Michel LEFEBVRE and Catherine TROTTIER

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Michel married Charlotte CUILLERIER 5 February 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Charlotte CUILLERIER was born 11 April 1725 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Charlotte was the child of René CUILLERIER dit HILAIRE and Jeanne CORNEAU.

Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS died 31 August 1792 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada .

m. Cuillerier Charlotte

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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 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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Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS married

Charlotte CUILLERIER-- Date: 5 February 1742 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Charlotte CUILLERIER was the child of René CUILLERIER dit HILAIRE and Jeanne CORNEAU

Children of Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS and Charlotte CUILLERIER:

Marie-Josephe HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS (b.3 June 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1809, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Michel MONTPETIT 4 November 1765 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Françoise HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS (b.23 September 1753, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1825, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Pierre LEVAC dit BAPAUME 4 November 1771 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1722 Birth
19 July 1722
Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

1742 Marriage / Partner
Michel HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS and Charlotte CUILLERIER 5 February 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was born 3 June 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michel was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Françoise HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was born 23 September 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Michel was 31 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS married 4 November 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Michel MONTPETIT

1771 Marriage of Child
Françoise HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS married 4 November 1771, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Pierre LEVAC dit BAPAUME

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.