Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR

(b. abt. 1626 , France d. 22 January 1705 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was born abt. 1626 in France

Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was the child of ? and ?

Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1652.

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

Claude married Jacqueline (Jacquette) DESBORDES (BORDE) 8 January 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacqueline (Jacquette) DESBORDES (BORDE) was born abt. 1637 in Paris, France. Jacqueline (Jacquette) died 19 April 1660 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Claude married (2) Jeanne PELLETIER 12 September 1661 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jeanne PELLETIER was born abt. 1639 in Paris, France. Jeanne died 10 October 1708 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Claude CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR died 22 January 1705 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

son of Jean Charland and Catherine Maville

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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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