Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

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14 May 1638 , France

Died

17 August 1700 , Champlain, Canada, New France

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Born: 14 May 1638 in France

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Pierre was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Pierre married Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER 17 October 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER was born 9 August 1652 in Poitiers, France. Jeanne-Renée died 3 January 1746 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS died 17 August 1700 in Champlain, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Durand and Marie Chartier

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Recorded occupation: Soldat du regiment de Carignan

The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 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 DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

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Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS married

Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER
Marriage date: 17 October 1673
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

Born: abt. 1674, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Thérèse MONDIN 14 July 1704 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

Born: abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 April 1755, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES) 27 April 1711 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Born: abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 November 1717, , Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

Born: 2 August 1683, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1752, Champlain, Canada, New France

François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

Born: 13 April 1686, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1763, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY 28 February 1729 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Josephte DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Born: 6 August 1688, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Michel DESORCY 3 July 1715 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Born: 14 September 1692, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre FAUTEUX 3 February 1717 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Vivien-Francois DURAND

Born: 26 January 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Barbe PERRIN 30 May 1718 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1638
14 May 1638
France

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DURAND - Said of someone who comes from (Le) Durand, one of the several localities of this name in France, or nickname given to someone who has strength, courage and endurance, from the Latin name 'Durandum' which means vigorous, obstinate, enduring.

Pierre Durand dit Desmarchais was born around 1638, and was baptized on May 14, 1638 in St-Nicolas de Blois. Son of Pierre Durand and Marie Chartier, he married Jeanne Chartier, daughter of René Chartier and Madeleine Ranger, on October 17, 1673 in Quebec. From their union were born 9 children. He is a soldier in the company of Sieur de Laubias in the regiment of Carignan-Salière. He arrived in Quebec in August 1665 aboard the ship 'Le Saint-Sébastien'. In 1667, he was a domestic at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, then he settled in the seigneury of Champlain. In 1681, he owns 3 cattle and 20 acres of land in value. He died on August 17, 1700 in Champlain.
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DURAND / DESMARCHAIS, Pierre 241413
Statut Marié
Date de baptême 14-05-1638
Lieu d'origine Blois (St-Nicolas) (Loir-et-Cher) 41018
Parents Pierre DURAND et Marie Chartier
Première mention au pays 1665
Occupation à l'arrivée Soldat du rég. Carignan-Salières, cie de Laubia
Date de mariage 17-10-1673
Lieu du mariage Québec (Notre-Dame)
Conjoint Jeanne Chartier
Décès ou inhumation Champlain, 17-08-1700
Identification* DGFQ, p. 394
Chercheur(s) Michel Langlois
Référence* DBAQ, vol. 2, p. 70 ; Le régiment de Carignan-Salières, p. 102
Copie d'acte AD-41 numérisé
Date de modification 2015-10-19

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER 17 October 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 35 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was born 2 August 1683, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was born 13 April 1686, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 47 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 6 August 1688, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 14 September 1692, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 54 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Vivien-Francois DURAND was born 26 January 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 58 years old.

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