Charles
DUBOIS dit CLEMENT
(b.
8 June 1761
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
d.
21 March 1828
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT was born 8 June 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Clément DUBOIS and Josephte BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clément DUBOIS and Marie-Anne JUIN (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Thérèse CARPENTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Marie-Elisabeth MASSE 15 January 1787 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE was born 2 May 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Elisabeth died 29 July 1835 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS.
Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT died 21 March 1828 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Charles appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT
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Marie-Elisabeth MASSE-- Date: 15 January 1787 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS
Children of Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT and Marie-Elisabeth MASSE:
Marie-Elisabeth MASSE-- Date: 15 January 1787 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Elisabeth MASSE was the child of Charles MASSÉ and Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS
Children of Charles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT and Marie-Elisabeth MASSE:
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1761 Birth 8 June 1761
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
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.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Marriage / PartnerCharles DUBOIS dit CLEMENT and Marie-Elisabeth MASSE 15 January 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 25 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildMarie Anne DUBOIS was born 26 July, 1790, , Canada
Charles was 29 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1828 Death 21 March 1828
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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