Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE

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abt. 1634 , France

Died

27 July 1683 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1634 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Pierre-Felix was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Pierre-Felix married Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 28 December 1665 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 May 1651 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Elisabeth died 10 September 1687 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS).

Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE died 27 July 1683 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .

son of Marin Thunay and Anne Levasseur

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Recorded occupation: Maitre chirurgien

In France, from the 13th century until the year 1743, surgeons and barbers were united under the same guild. During this time, surgery was rarely performed by physicians, who considered themselves to be above surgery... barber-surgeons were called upon for numerous tasks ranging from cutting hair to amputating limbs to bloodletting with leeches.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Surgeon's Tale: Navigating the Operating Theaters of 18th Century New France

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)

Spouse & Children of Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE

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Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE married

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 28 December 1665
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

Children of Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1666, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 March 1734, Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Married: Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE 3 February 1682 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Madeleine THUNAY (TUNÉ)

Born: abt. 1668, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Xavier PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 2 May 1690 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Married: Pierre MALLET 9 January 1698 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Antoine THUNAY dit DUFRESNE

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 December 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Angélique ROY 6 June 1713 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite THUNAY

Born: abt. 1680, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint POTHIER 1 December 1703 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine THUNAY

Born: 22 March 1682, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1760, Lachine, Montréal, Canada

Married: Jacques FILIATRAULT 18 April 1700 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Married: Pierre-Louis HAUDECOEUR dit DAIGNEAU 1716 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 28 December 1665, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE married 3 February 1682, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE