Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE

Born

5 February 1797 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Died

5 May 1873 , Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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Alexis-Clair HOUDE Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Born: 5 February 1797 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Father: Alexis-Clair HOUDE

Mother: Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Paternal grandparents: Claude HOUDE , Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE , Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

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Charles married Julie CHOUINARD 14 August 1820 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Julie CHOUINARD was born 3 November 1802 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Julie died 26 October 1861 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Julie was the child of Louis-Marie CHOUINARD and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR.

Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE died 5 May 1873 in Sherbrooke, 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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Spouse & Children of Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE

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Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE married

Julie CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 14 August 1820
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Julie CHOUINARD was the child of Louis-Marie CHOUINARD and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

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Children of Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE and Julie CHOUINARD

Emilie HOUDE

Born: 6 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 16 September 1823 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Joseph HOUDE

Born: 23 February 1823, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 12 October 1823, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Emilie HOUDE

Born: 22 August 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Sophie CLAIRE dite HOUDE

Born: 10 August 1825, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1863, Sherbrooke, Canada East

Married: Georges PRINCE 13 February 1843 Place: Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey)

Pierre HOUDE dit CLAIRE

Born: 28 June 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique PARENTEAU 20 September 1850 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Thomas CLAIRE dit HOUDE

Born: 22 September 1829, Drummondville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilie CARPENTIER 15 June 1863 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

William HOULE dit LECLERC

Born: 18 February 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Narcisse HOULE

Born: 21 March 1835, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Philomene CLAIRE dite HOUDE

Born: 1 June 1837, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Moise NEVEU 2 August 1852 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Julie HOULE dite LECLERC

Born: 27 January 1843, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Canada East
Died: 10 September 1918, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Leandre BOURDREAU 3 March 1862 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1797
5 February 1797
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Biography
Notes: Aussi Charles Clair-Houle.
Occupation: Cultivateur
Naissance: 4 FEB 1797, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 5 FEB 1797, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Nom au baptême: Charles LECLAIR
Par/ mar: Joseph Lacerte et Angélique Charpentier.
Conjoint: Julie CHOUINARD, (m. 14 AUG 1820, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE and Julie CHOUINARD 14 August 1820, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE - 1820 marriage

1820 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Emilie HOUDE was born 6 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Charles was 24 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Joseph HOUDE was born 23 February 1823, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Charles was 26 years old.

1823 Death of Child
Emilie HOUDE died 16 September 1823 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Charles was 26 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Emilie HOUDE was born 22 August 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charles was 27 years old.

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

1825 Birth of Child
Sophie CLAIRE dite HOUDE was born 10 August 1825, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charles was 28 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Pierre HOUDE dit CLAIRE was born 28 June 1827, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charles was 30 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Thomas CLAIRE dit HOUDE was born 22 September 1829, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)

Charles was 32 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
William HOULE dit LECLERC was born 18 February 1832, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charles was 35 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Narcisse HOULE was born 21 March 1835, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charles was 38 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Birth of Child
Marie-Philomene CLAIRE dite HOUDE was born 1 June 1837, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charles was 40 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Julie HOULE dite LECLERC was born 27 January 1843, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey)

Charles was 46 years old.

1843 Marriage of Child
Sophie CLAIRE dite HOUDE married 13 February 1843, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Drummond, Québec, Canada (Kingsey) to Georges PRINCE

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE - Death of their son, Charles Leclerc

Death of their son, Charles Leclerc

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage of Child
Pierre HOUDE dit CLAIRE married 20 September 1850, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Angelique PARENTEAU

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Marriage of Child
Marie-Philomene CLAIRE dite HOUDE married 2 August 1852, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Moise NEVEU

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julie CHOUINARD died 26 October 1861, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1862 Marriage of Child
Julie HOULE dite LECLERC married 3 March 1862, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Leandre BOURDREAU

1863 Marriage of Child
Thomas CLAIRE dit HOUDE married 15 June 1863, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Emilie CARPENTIER

1863 Death of Child
Sophie CLAIRE dite HOUDE died 28 December 1863, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Charles was 66 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.