René MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF

Born

11 March 1721 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

27 July 1797 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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René MENEUX Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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Born: 11 March 1721 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: René MENEUX

Mother: Elisabeth ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF , Marguerite PEUVRIER

Maternal grandparents: Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) , Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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René married Louise BILODEAU 21 August 1747 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Louise BILODEAU was born 6 September 1722 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louise died 14 September 1788 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Louise was the child of Jean BILODEAU and Marie TURGEON.

René MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF died 27 July 1797 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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)

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

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René MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF married

Louise BILODEAU
Marriage date: 21 August 1747
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louise BILODEAU was the child of Jean BILODEAU and Marie TURGEON

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Birth — 1721
11 March 1721
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
René MENEU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Louise BILODEAU 21 August 1747, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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.

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.