Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL

Born

30 October 1728 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1804 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL Marguerite BONIN

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Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 30 October 1728 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marguerite BONIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT (maternal) Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Elisabeth EMERY

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Joseph married Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) 10 February 1755 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) was born 21 February 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Josette died 23 April 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josette was the child of Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL died 11 April 1804 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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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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Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL married

Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET)-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) was the child of Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

Children of Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET)

Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL (b.18 March 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth LARELLE 21 November 1796 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 May 1825, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Charles ROBIDOUX 12 November 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Paul-Hippolyte CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL (b.1 December 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ursule LARELLE 12 October 1807 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1728 Birth
30 October 1728
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) 10 February 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 18 March 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 30 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Paul-Hippolyte CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 1 December 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 42 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.