Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(b. abt. 1734 , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 March 1804 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE (maternal) Richard MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and 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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