Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

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20 March 1699 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

23 June 1768 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

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Born: 20 March 1699 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

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Michel-François married Marie-Anne BABEU 18 May 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne BABEU was born 12 October 1700 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 8 April 1748 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY.

Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL died 23 June 1768 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Spouse & Children of Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

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Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL married

Marie-Anne BABEU
Marriage date: 18 May 1724
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BABEU was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY

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Children of Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Anne BABEU

Marie-Catherine CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Born: 12 March 1725, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Born: 10 October 1726, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jeanne-Helene CIRCÉ

Born: 27 May 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph-Michel CIRCÉ

Born: 27 May 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

Born: 5 May 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique RHÉAUME 18 May 1761 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François-Marie CIRCÉ DITE ST-MICHEL

Born: 11 March 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CIRCÉ

Born: 20 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1761, La Prairie, Canada

Louis CIRCÉ

Born: 2 October 1735, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe CIRCÉ

Born: 11 July 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1761, La Prairie, Canada

Madeleine CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Born: 9 June 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

Born: 13 July 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1812, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Marie-Angélique CIRCÉ

Born: 19 June 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1699
20 March 1699
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Michel-François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Anne BABEU 18 May 1724, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 12 March 1725, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 25 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 10 October 1726, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 27 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Helene CIRCÉ was born 27 May 1728, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 29 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel CIRCÉ was born 27 May 1728, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 29 years old.

1729 Death of Child
Jeanne-Helene CIRCÉ died 17 March 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL was born 5 May 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 31 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François-Marie CIRCÉ DITE ST-MICHEL was born 11 March 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CIRCÉ was born 20 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 34 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Louis CIRCÉ was born 2 October 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 36 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CIRCÉ was born 11 July 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 38 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Madeleine CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 9 June 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 40 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL was born 13 July 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 42 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CIRCÉ was born 19 June 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 46 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BABEU died 8 April 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1761 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste CIRCÉ died 10 March 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 62 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Pierre CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL married 18 May 1761, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Angélique RHÉAUME

1761 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe CIRCÉ died 5 July 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-François was 62 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

Death — 1768
23 June 1768
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 69.

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