Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL

Born

20 March 1750 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

23 January 1825 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE

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Born: 20 March 1750 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL

Mother: Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DULIGNON dit LAMIRANDE , Marguerite GERLAISE

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Charles married Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN 15 February 1779 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 2 February 1758 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite died 31 August 1841 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE.

Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL died 23 January 1825 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL married

Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE

Children of Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL and Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Charlotte ST-ROMAIN

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois DUHAMEL 5 May 1817 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1750
20 March 1750
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

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.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL and Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN 15 February 1779, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Charlotte ST-ROMAIN married 5 May 1817, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francois DUHAMEL

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)