Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

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22 June 1724 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

24 July 1786 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS Jeanne-Françoise MARION

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Born: 22 June 1724 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS

Mother: Jeanne-Françoise MARION

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS , Catherine BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents: Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE , Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Françoise married François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR 14 February 1749 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was born 13 September 1726 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). François died 9 January 1800 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). François was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS died 24 July 1786 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR
Marriage date: 14 February 1749
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Children of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 16 February 1750, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise HUPPÉ 3 July 1769 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 31 October 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 June 1818, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse BAZINET 13 January 1777 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marguerite PAYETTE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 May 1829, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Jean POULIN 13 January 1777 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 9 February 1768, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1817, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER 31 March 1788 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1724
22 June 1724
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS and François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR 14 February 1749, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 16 February 1750, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Françoise was 25 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 31 October 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 9 February 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Françoise was 43 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married 3 July 1769, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Louise HUPPÉ

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR married 13 January 1777, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Thérèse BAZINET

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PAYETTE married 13 January 1777 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean POULIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)