Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS

(b. 26 February 1755 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 26 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS was the child of Etienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Josephte-Suzanne CELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD (maternal) Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Suzanne MONGEAU

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

Marie-Archange married Joseph RICHARD 16 August 1786 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph RICHARD was born 27 April 1759 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 16 June 1832 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Joseph was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX.

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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Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS married

Joseph RICHARD-- Date: 16 August 1786 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph RICHARD was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX

Children of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS:

Marie-Josephe RICHARD (b.4 August 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 23 September 1830 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie RICHARD (b.abt. 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 7 June 1821, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph FRECHETTE 10 October 1814 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1755 Birth
26 February 1755
Varennes, Canada, New France

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Archange DECELLES dite DUCLOS and Joseph RICHARD 16 August 1786, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 31 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe RICHARD was born 4 August 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Archange was 32 years old.

Added: 9/9/2019 7:56:42 AM - Updated: 7/15/2025 3:18:19 PM