François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY

(b. 24 February 1658 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1699 , Champlain, Canada, New France )

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François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY was born 24 February 1658 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY was the child of Jacques LUCAS dit LEPINE and Françoise CAPEL

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François married Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 12 January 1695 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) was born abt. 1676 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 14 August 1757 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Madeleine was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie RACLOS.

François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY died 15 March 1699 in Champlain, 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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François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY married

Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)-- Date: 12 January 1695 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie RACLOS

Children of François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN):

François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY (b.6 February 1696, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) 27 August 1724 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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1658 Birth
24 February 1658
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1695 Marriage / Partner
François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 12 January 1695, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 36 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY was born 6 February 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 37 years old.

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