Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born

17 September 1770 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 August 1827 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Michel married Geneviève GEOFFRION 26 September 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Geneviève GEOFFRION was born 9 January 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 11 October 1857 in Varennes, Canada East . Geneviève was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION and Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU .

Parents & Family of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Parents of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Father

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Mother

Josephte BRUNEL

Grandparents of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph BRUNEL Josephte SENÉCAL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS married

Geneviève GEOFFRION
Marriage date: 26 September 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Geneviève GEOFFRION was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION and Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Geneviève GEOFFRION

Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

Born: 3 June 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel QUINTIN

Born: 4 April 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 4 May 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born: 1 June 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

Born: 26 May 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1867, Varennes, Canada East

Magdeleine QUINTIN

Born: 9 March 1799, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born: 24 May 1801, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 13 November 1859, Varennes, Canada East

Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

Born: 9 August 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 1 March 1859, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 October 1821 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born: 9 October 1806, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 12 December 1872, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born: 9 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Felix QUINTIN

Born: 22 April 1811, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Hyppolite QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

Born: 12 April 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1861, , Québec Province, Canada

Theophile QUINTIN

Born: 7 September 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 14 September 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1770
17 September 1770
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Geneviève GEOFFRION 26 September 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 3 June 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 21 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Michel QUINTIN was born 4 April 1794, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 23 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 1 June 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 26 May 1797, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 26 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Magdeleine QUINTIN was born 9 March 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 28 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 24 May 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 30 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 9 August 1803, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 32 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 9 October 1806, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 36 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Amable QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 9 March 1809, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 38 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Felix QUINTIN was born 22 April 1811, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 40 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Hyppolite QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 12 April 1816, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 45 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Theophile QUINTIN was born 7 September 1817, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 47 years old.

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