Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Born

3 February 1765 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 February 1848 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Joseph married Françoise GUILMAIN 15 May 1786 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise GUILMAIN was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada. Françoise was the child of Joseph GUILMAIN and Françoise FONTAINE .

Parents & Family of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Parents of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Father

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Mother

Marie-Anne MONGEAU

Grandparents of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Paternal grandparents

Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS Geneviève BREILLARD

Maternal grandparents

Christophe MONGEAU Marie-Charlotte PROVOST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS married

Françoise GUILMAIN
Marriage date: 15 May 1786
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise GUILMAIN was the child of Joseph GUILMAIN and Françoise FONTAINE

Children of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Françoise GUILMAIN

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Born: 25 September 1788, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Victoire RACETTE 19 October 1807 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

Monique DECELLES dite DUCLOS

Born: 21 January 1790, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel BLANCHARD 8 November 1814 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1765
3 February 1765
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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Françoise GUILMAIN 15 May 1786, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 25 September 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Monique DECELLES dite DUCLOS was born 21 January 1790, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS married 19 October 1807, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Victoire RACETTE

1814 Marriage of Child
Monique DECELLES dite DUCLOS married 8 November 1814, La Présentation, Lower Canada to Michel BLANCHARD

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

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