Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS

(b. 26 June 1725 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1785 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 26 June 1725 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS was the child of Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL (maternal) Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Josephte-Suzanne CELLE 27 November 1759 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte-Suzanne CELLE was born 19 February 1735 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte-Suzanne died 12 May 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte-Suzanne was the child of Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Suzanne MONGEAU.

Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS died 22 February 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS

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Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS married

Josephte-Suzanne CELLE-- Date: 27 November 1759 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte-Suzanne CELLE was the child of Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Suzanne MONGEAU

Children of Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Josephte-Suzanne CELLE:

Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS (b.26 February 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph RICHARD 16 August 1786 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel DECELLES (b.22 April 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 December 1820, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique BRISSETTE 30 September 1788 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1725 Birth
26 June 1725
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 26 February 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Etienne was 29 years old.

1759 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Josephte-Suzanne CELLE 27 November 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 34 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel DECELLES was born 22 April 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Etienne was 40 years old.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte-Suzanne CELLE died 12 May 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.