Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

(b. 1 January 1730 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1771 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 1 January 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was the child of Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Geneviève BREILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL (maternal) Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne MONGEAU 4 June 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MONGEAU was born 9 October 1737 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 15 May 1789 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOST.

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS died 6 October 1771 in Varennes, 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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Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS married

Marie-Anne MONGEAU-- Date: 4 June 1764 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Anne MONGEAU was the child of Christophe MONGEAU and Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

Children of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU:

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS (b.3 February 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1848, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Françoise GUILMAIN 15 May 1786 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS (b.25 March 1766, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1840, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 7 May 1792 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1730 Birth
1 January 1730
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU 4 June 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 34 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 3 February 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 25 March 1766, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 36 years old.