Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS

(b. 30 November 1786 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS was born 30 November 1786 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS was the child of Louis HOULE dit GERVAIS and Marie-Reine MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis HOUDE and Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (maternal) Augustin MASSON and Marie-Reine SYLVAIN

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Charles married Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ 19 February 1810 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 29 November 1782 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Therese was the child of Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE.

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 HOULE dit GERVAIS married

Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ-- Date: 19 February 1810 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ was the child of Pierre BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Anne BREARD dite LAROCHE

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Children of Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS and Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ:

Marie Louise HOULE dite GERVAIS (b.1 October 1826, Longueuil, Lower Canada d. abt. 1914, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 11 May 1842 in Malone, New York, USA

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1786 Birth
30 November 1786
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

1810 Marriage / Partner
Charles HOULE dit GERVAIS and Therese BRAY dite LABONTÉ 19 February 1810, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

1826 Birth of Child
Marie Louise HOULE dite GERVAIS was born 1 October 1826, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles was 39 years old.

Added: 4/8/2024 8:30:24 AM - Updated: 4/8/2024 8:33:13 AM