Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

(b. 17 September 1770 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 August 1827 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was born 17 September 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ (maternal) Joseph BRUNEL and Josephte SENÉCAL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Geneviève died 11 October 1857 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Geneviève was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION and Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU.

Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS died 27 August 1827 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

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Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS married

Geneviève GEOFFRION-- Date: 26 September 1791 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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

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Children of Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Geneviève GEOFFRION:

Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS (b.3 June 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Michel QUINTIN (b.4 April 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 4 May 1794, Varennes, Lower Canada )

Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS (b.1 June 1795, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Marguerite QUINTIN dite DUBOIS (b.26 May 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 6 May 1867, Varennes, Canada East )

Magdeleine QUINTIN (b.9 March 1799, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste QUINTIN dit DUBOIS (b.24 May 1801, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 13 November 1859, Varennes, Canada East )

Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS (b.9 August 1803, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 1 March 1859, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS 16 October 1821 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel QUINTIN dit DUBOIS (b.9 October 1806, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 12 December 1872, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Amable QUINTIN dit DUBOIS (b.9 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Felix QUINTIN (b.22 April 1811, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )

Hyppolite QUINTIN dit DUBOIS (b.12 April 1816, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 July 1861, , Québec Province, Canada )

Theophile QUINTIN (b.7 September 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 14 September 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada )

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

Baptism

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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 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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.

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise QUINTIN dite DUBOIS married 16 October 1821, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Amable MESSIER dit ST-FRANCOIS

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

Death

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