François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER

(b. abt. 1710 , France d. 4 December 1773 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER was born abt. 1710 in France

François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER was the child of ? and ?

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

François married Angelique FACHE 6 November 1730 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique FACHE was born 19 August 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angelique died 18 December 1740 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angelique was the child of Robert FACHE and Marie-Catherine CADIEUX.

François married (2) Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY 27 May 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CALVÉ dite STE-FOY was born 5 August 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Madeleine died 1 May 1784 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of François CALVÉ and Marie-Angelique BIGRAS.

François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER died 4 December 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of ? and Germaine Cousel

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Occupation

François COURCELLE dit CHEVALIER was a Soldat compagnie de M. Beaujeu.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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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