René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Born

21 December 1679 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

15 June 1757 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

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Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU Pérrine LAPIERRE

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Born: 21 December 1679 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Mother: Pérrine LAPIERRE

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René married Marguerite FORCIER 28 January 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite FORCIER was born 6 April 1684 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 3 May 1761 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marguerite was the child of Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD.

René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU died 15 June 1757 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .
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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 René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

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René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU married

Marguerite FORCIER
Marriage date: 28 January 1705
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite FORCIER was the child of Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD

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Children of René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Marguerite FORCIER

Madeleine DANIS

Born: abt. 1706, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 June 1784, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph GOYETTE (GOGUET) 14 October 1733 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne-Philippe DANIS

Born: 27 October 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1760, Yamaska, Canada

Married: François MONDOU (MONDOUX) 22 November 1724 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Gertrude DANIS

Born: 13 April 1709, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Étienne MONDOU (MONDOUX) 11 October 1735 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS

Born: 7 May 1713, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 29 November 1737, Yamaska, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph THEROUX dit LAFERTE 4 March 1737 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste DANIS

Born: 10 May 1715, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1790, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève GIROUX 4 February 1743 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Agathe VANASSE 10 April 1752 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite ALLARD 24 November 1760 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Gabriel DANIS

Born: 4 March 1717, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1784, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine ALLARD 13 January 1744 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Born: 25 April 1721, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE 11 August 1749 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Antoine-Laurent DANIS

Born: 22 May 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth-Anne LAURENT 15 September 1749 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charlotte DANIS

Born: 7 June 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1801, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Xavier VANASSE 27 January 1749 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis-Michel DANIS

Born: 3 November 1727, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1679
21 December 1679
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1705 Marriage / Partner
René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Marguerite FORCIER 28 January 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Philippe DANIS was born 27 October 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 27 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Gertrude DANIS was born 13 April 1709, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

René was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS was born 7 May 1713, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

René was 33 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DANIS was born 10 May 1715, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

René was 35 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Gabriel DANIS was born 4 March 1717, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

René was 37 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU was born 25 April 1721, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

René was 41 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Antoine-Laurent DANIS was born 22 May 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 43 years old.

1724 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Philippe DANIS married 22 November 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to François MONDOU (MONDOUX)

1726 Birth of Child
Charlotte DANIS was born 7 June 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

René was 46 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel DANIS was born 3 November 1727, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

René was 47 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DANIS married 14 October 1733, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph GOYETTE (GOGUET)

1735 Marriage of Child
Gertrude DANIS married 11 October 1735, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Étienne MONDOU (MONDOUX)

1737 Marriage of Child
Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS married 4 March 1737, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph THEROUX dit LAFERTE

1737 Death of Child
Louise-Ursule-Lisette DANIS died 29 November 1737, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

René was 57 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DANIS married 4 February 1743, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Geneviève GIROUX

1744 Marriage of Child
Gabriel DANIS married 13 January 1744 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Catherine ALLARD

1749 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DANIS married 27 January 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste-Xavier VANASSE

1749 Marriage of Child
Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU married 11 August 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE

1749 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Laurent DANIS married 15 September 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth-Anne LAURENT

1752 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DANIS married 10 April 1752, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Agathe VANASSE

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

Death — 1757
15 June 1757
Yamaska, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 77.

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