Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME

(b. 20 April 1794 , Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 13 March 1839 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 20 April 1794 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME was the child of Joseph CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Catherine GEOFFROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC (maternal) Francois GEOFFROY and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST GEORGE

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

Catherine married Michel GRAVEL 15 October 1810 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GRAVEL was born 1 November 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Michel died 27 November 1874 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Charles GRAVELLE and Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON.

Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME died 13 March 1839 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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Family and Children of Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME

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Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME married

Michel GRAVEL-- Date: 15 October 1810 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Michel GRAVEL was the child of Charles GRAVELLE and Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON

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Children of Michel GRAVEL and Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME:

Pierre GRAVEL (b.2 August 1833, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 11 August 1921, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada)
m. Nathalie MIVILLE 31 July 1854 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1794 Birth
20 April 1794
Berthierville, Lower Canada

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHARRON dite DUCHARME and Michel GRAVEL 15 October 1810, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

She was 16 years old.

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.