immigrant flag male ancestor  Marc-Antoine  CANAC dit MARQUIS

  (b. 1 November 1661 France   d. 14 December 1745 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )  

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Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 1 November 1661 in France

Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of ?   and   ?

Marc-Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1688.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marc-Antoine  married  Jeanne NOURICE 9 November 1688 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jeanne NOURICE  was born abt. 1666 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Jeanne died 2 December 1741 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Jeanne was the child of Marin NOURICE and Antoinette LAMOUREUX.

Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS died 14 December 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.





son of Alexandre Canac and Marie Anne Casteplane


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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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 Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS

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Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS married flag female ancestor Jeanne NOURICE-- Date: 9 November 1688 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jeanne NOURICE was the child of Marin NOURICE and Antoinette LAMOUREUX




Children of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE:

flag female ancestor Therese CANAC (b.17 September 1689, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 5 January 1756, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-Baptiste JINCHEREAU 13 February 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Reine CANAC dite MARQUIS (b.31 July 1691, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 23 April 1725, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Thomas CHRÉTIEN 19 November 1710 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS (b.5 December 1693, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 17 December 1754, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. François DROUIN 2 May 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.12 March 1700, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 4 April 1756 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Catherine LOIGNON 13 January 1726 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
m. Catherine RAVION dite BOISJOLY 16 July 1736 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

flag male ancestor Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.19 February 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 14 December 1759, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Madeleine DROUIN 13 February 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.13 June 1705, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France  d. 3 November 1757, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marguerite DROUIN 13 February 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada



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birth1661 Birth
1 November 1661
France
marriage1688 Marriage / Partner
Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE 9 November 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.
1689 Birth of Child
Therese CANAC was born 17 September 1689, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 27 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Reine CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 31 July 1691, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 29 years old.
1693 Birth of Child
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 5 December 1693, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 32 years old.
1700 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 12 March 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marc-Antoine was 38 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 19 February 1702, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 40 years old.
1705 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 13 June 1705, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 43 years old.
marriage1710 Marriage of Child
Reine CANAC dite MARQUIS married 19 November 1710, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Thomas CHRÉTIEN
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Therese CANAC married 13 February 1719, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste JINCHEREAU
marriage1719 Marriage of Child
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS married 2 May 1719, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to François DROUIN
1725 Death of Child
Reine CANAC dite MARQUIS died 23 April 1725, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine was 63 years old.
marriage1726 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS married 13 January 1726, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Catherine LOIGNON
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS married 13 February 1730 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DROUIN
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS married 13 February 1730, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine DROUIN
marriage1736 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS married 16 July 1736, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Catherine RAVION dite BOISJOLY
1741 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne NOURICE died 2 December 1741, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
death1745 Death
14 December 1745
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 12/7/2014 12:15:11 PM - Updated: 9/29/2020 8:38:12 AM

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