Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Born

24 February 1810 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

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Born: 24 February 1810 in Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents of Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Father

Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS

Mother

Marie-Angelique DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

Grandparents of Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS Marguerite CHAUVIN

Maternal grandparents

Richard DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) Marie-Josephte BLOUIN

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

Celeste married Joseph TRUDEAU 23 April 1833 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph TRUDEAU was born 15 November 1787 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 21 May 1854 in Sainte-Julie, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph TRUDEAU and Marie-Louise JACQUES.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS married

Joseph TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 23 April 1833
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Joseph TRUDEAU was the child of Joseph TRUDEAU and Marie-Louise JACQUES

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Children of Joseph TRUDEAU and Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Louise TRUDEAU

Born: 2 March 1834, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 25 July 1909, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 9 October 1860 Place: Beloeil, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Celeste'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 — 1810
24 February 1810
Varennes, Lower Canada

1833 Marriage / Partner
Celeste WILLIAM dite THOMAS and Joseph TRUDEAU 23 April 1833, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 23 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Louise TRUDEAU was born 2 March 1834, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Celeste was 24 years old.

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