Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Born

abt. 1734 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 March 1804 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME Marguerite MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE RICHARD

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Born: abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Mother: Marguerite MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: François CHARRON dit DUCHARME , Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE

Maternal grandparents: Richard MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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Charles married Madeleine GOUR 28 October 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GOUR was born 27 May 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 17 March 1828 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Madeleine was the child of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 9 March 1804 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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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)

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Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME married

Madeleine GOUR
Marriage date: 28 October 1761
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada
Madeleine GOUR was the child of Pierre GOUR dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Madeleine GOUR

François-Amable CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Born: 1 January 1770, Joliette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1855, Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise RIVET 7 January 1805 Place: Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Madeleine GOUR 28 October 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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.

1770 Birth of Child
François-Amable CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 1 January 1770, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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.