Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS

Born

5 December 1693 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1754 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS Jeanne NOURICE

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Born: 5 December 1693 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS

Mother: Jeanne NOURICE

Maternal grandparents: Marin NOURICE , Antoinette LAMOUREUX

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Catherine married François DROUIN 2 May 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François DROUIN was born 20 September 1692 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François died 2 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON.

Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS died 17 December 1754 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
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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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Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS married

François DROUIN
Marriage date: 2 May 1719
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François DROUIN was the child of Nicolas DROUIN and Marie LOIGNON

Children of François DROUIN and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS

Marie-Josephe DROUIN

Born: 25 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1783, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis BIDET dit DESROUSSELS 22 January 1742 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise DROUIN

Born: 26 August 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1799, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: André ASSELIN 19 April 1751 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1693
5 December 1693
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS and François DROUIN 2 May 1719, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DROUIN was born 25 November 1722, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 28 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DROUIN was born 26 August 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 37 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DROUIN married 22 January 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis BIDET dit DESROUSSELS

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DROUIN married 19 April 1751, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to André ASSELIN

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