flag male ancestor  Francois  CANAC dit MARQUIS

  (b. 15 December 1809 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada   d. 20 February 1889 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada )  

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Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 15 December 1809 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of Basile CANAC dit MARQUIS   and   Victoire BAUCHER dite MORENCY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER (maternal)  Alexandre BAUCHER and Marie-Anne LECLERC

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Francois  married  Sophie BILODEAU 31 January 1837 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie BILODEAU  was born 6 April 1816 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce).  Sophie died 30 October 1875 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Sophie was the child of Francois-Xavier BILODEAU and Louise GAGNON.

Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS died 20 February 1889 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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birth1809 Birth
15 December 1809
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1837 Marriage / Partner
Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS and Sophie BILODEAU 31 January 1837, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 27 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Marie-Zoe CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 27 May 1839, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 29 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1875 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sophie BILODEAU died 30 October 1875, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
marriage1877 Marriage of Child
Marie-Zoe CANAC dite MARQUIS married 11 January 1877, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Georges TREMBLAY
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1889 Death
20 February 1889
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 10/8/2024 8:21:47 PM - Updated: 10/8/2024 8:27:53 PM

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