Charles
CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN
Born
3 February 1799
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died
23 January 1873
,
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
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Charles CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN was born 3 February 1799 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
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Charles married Francoise ARSENAULT 18 April 1820 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise ARSENAULT was born September 1801 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Charles CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN died 23 January 1873 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Charles CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN
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Francoise ARSENAULT-- Date: 18 April 1820 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Francoise ARSENAULT-- Date: 18 April 1820 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN and Francoise ARSENAULT
Nelson V (Narcisse) CHAPLAIN (CHAPDELAINE) (b.20 September 1836, Saint-David, Lower Canada d. 7 June 1922, Derry, New Hampshire, USA)m. Mathilde Elizabeth BENOIT 18 May 1859 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)
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1799 Birth 3 February 1799
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 Marriage / PartnerCharles CHAPDELAINE dit VALERIEN and Francoise ARSENAULT 18 April 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 21 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Birth of ChildNelson V (Narcisse) CHAPLAIN (CHAPDELAINE) was born 20 September 1836, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)
Charles was 37 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1859 Marriage of ChildNelson V (Narcisse) CHAPLAIN (CHAPDELAINE) married 18 May 1859, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska) to Mathilde Elizabeth BENOIT
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Death 23 January 1873
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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