François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)

Born

29 August 1749 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1827 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

François married Charlotte SEDINOT 23 July 1792 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte SEDINOT was born 29 January 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 2 March 1847 in Chambly, Canada East . Charlotte was the child of Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE and Archange CHEVAUDIER .

Parents & Family of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)

Parents of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)

Father

Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS

Mother

Madeleine SEGUIN

Grandparents of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)

Paternal grandparents

Joseph THOMAS OUILEM Angélique VERONNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Simon SÉGUIN Madeleine Deborah COLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM)

François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) married

Charlotte SEDINOT
Marriage date: 23 July 1792
Marriage place: Boucherville, Lower Canada
Charlotte SEDINOT was the child of Jean SEDINOT dit PRETABOIRE and Archange CHEVAUDIER

Children of François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) and Charlotte SEDINOT

Simon WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Born: 13 February 1794, Boucherville, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1857, Beloeil, Canada East

Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste FAVREAU 27 October 1829 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

Louis WILLIAM

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François'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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Birth — 1749
29 August 1749
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
François WILLIAM dit THOMAS (OUILEM) and Charlotte SEDINOT 23 July 1792, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 42 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Simon WILLIAM dit THOMAS was born 13 February 1794, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)