Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

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8 December 1764 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 November 1827 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE

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Born: 8 December 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

Mother: Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE

Paternal grandparents: François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE , Catherine MONDOU (MONDOUX) dite ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Pierre-Ignace BOULANGER , Elisabeth-Isabelle MOUET DE MORAS

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Alexis married Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE 2 February 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE was born 8 September 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Reine died 21 March 1816 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Amable GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS.

Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died 9 November 1827 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE married

Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE
Marriage date: 2 February 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Amable GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Children of Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE

Louise THOMAS

Born: 30 November 1796, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1871, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre SYLVESTRE 1 May 1827 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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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 — 1764
8 December 1764
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE 2 February 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Louise THOMAS was born 30 November 1796, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 32 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)