Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

Born

31 August 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

9 June 1795 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Born: 31 August 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

Father

Jacques CHOQUET

Mother

Marie-Josèphe GAUTHIER

Grandparents of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE Elizabeth PETIT dite LALUMIÈRE

Maternal grandparents

Augustin GAUTHIER Marie-Josephte JOUET

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

Jacques married Marie-Josette BENARD 17 April 1769 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josette BENARD was born 21 March 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Josette died 21 June 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josette was the child of Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA 27 June 1774 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 2 November 1802 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO.

Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE died 9 June 1795 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Josette BENARD
Marriage date: 17 April 1769
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette BENARD was the child of Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON

Children of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josette BENARD

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

Born: abt. 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1851, Varennes, Canada East

Married: Rosalie PETIT 19 September 1796 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL 4 November 1811 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA
Marriage date: 27 June 1774
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARIA and Marie-Françoise HAYET dite ST-MALO

Children of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA

Therese CHOQUET

Born: 27 July 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 February 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: André-Rene JODOIN 19 February 1798 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Amable CHOQUET (CHOQUETTE)

Born: 6 September 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 February 1863,

Married: Marie-Josephte LOISEAU (LOZEAU) 18 January 1808 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jacques'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 — 1746
31 August 1746
Varennes, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josette BENARD 17 April 1769, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josette BENARD died 21 June 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Thérèse SAVARIA 27 June 1774, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Therese CHOQUET was born 27 July 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques was 28 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Amable CHOQUET (CHOQUETTE) was born 6 September 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques was 33 years old.

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

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

Death — 1795
9 June 1795
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 48.

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