Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(b. 25 January 1768 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 July 1810 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 25 January 1768 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE RICHARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

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

Joseph married Catherine GEOFFROY 6 October 1788 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine GEOFFROY was born 14 February 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Catherine died 19 January 1849 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Catherine was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST GEORGE.

Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 15 July 1810 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower 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 CHARRON dit DUCHARME married

Catherine GEOFFROY-- Date: 6 October 1788 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine GEOFFROY was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST GEORGE

Children of Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Catherine GEOFFROY:

Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME (b.20 April 1794, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 13 March 1839, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Michel GRAVEL 15 October 1810 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Amable CHARRON dite DUCHARME (b.12 May 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 3 September 1873, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois RONDEAU 19 February 1816 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1768 Birth
25 January 1768
Lanoraie, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Catherine GEOFFROY 6 October 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 20 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 20 April 1794, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Amable CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 12 May 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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