Joseph-Charles ROY dit AUDY

Born

12 April 1744 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1793 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Louis-Joseph ROY dit AUDY Marie-Jeanne PEPIN

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Born: 12 April 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph ROY dit AUDY

Mother: Marie-Jeanne PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean ROY dit AUDY , Marie-Thérèse JOBIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN , Marguerite MOREAU

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Joseph-Charles married Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 18 October 1773 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was born 27 September 1749 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephte died 19 October 1831 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise PROULX.

Joseph-Charles ROY dit AUDY died 7 November 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE
Marriage date: 18 October 1773
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise PROULX

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Birth — 1744
12 April 1744
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles ROY dit AUDY and Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE 18 October 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 29 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.