Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE

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31 May 1767 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

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Joseph-Noel ROY dit PORTELANCE Catherine MALLET

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Born: 31 May 1767 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Noel ROY dit PORTELANCE

Mother: Catherine MALLET

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROY dit PORTELANCE , Angélique ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MALLET , Barbe MILLOT (MILOT)

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Jacques married Geneviève BRAY 10 August 1789 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève BRAY was born 21 October 1767 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 30 November 1820 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE.

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Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE married

Geneviève BRAY
Marriage date: 10 August 1789
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BRAY was the child of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE

Children of Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Geneviève BRAY

Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE

Born: 22 November 1792, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July 1865, Saint-Timothée, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth HUNAULT 22 April 1816 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Louise ROY

Born: 26 September 1799, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 11 February 1817 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1767
31 May 1767
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Geneviève BRAY 10 August 1789, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 22 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE was born 22 November 1792, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jacques was 25 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Louise ROY was born 26 September 1799, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques was 32 years old.

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