Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

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abt. 1678 , Poitiers, France

Died

abt. 1710 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Born: abt. 1678 in Poitiers, France

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1703.

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Jean married Marie LEVRON 20 November 1703 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie LEVRON was born abt. 1685 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died 1 August 1727 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie was the child of François LEVRON dit NANTAIS and Catherine SAVOIE.

Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died abt. 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia .

son of Pierre Garceau and Jacquette Soulard of Poitiers, France

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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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Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE married

Marie LEVRON
Marriage date: 20 November 1703
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie LEVRON was the child of François LEVRON dit NANTAIS and Catherine SAVOIE

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Jean dit Tranchemontagne, son of Pierre Garceau and Jacquette Soulard of Poitiers, France, was serving in the company of troupes de la marine under M. de Villieu in Fort St.-Joseph at Nashouat, on Rivière St.-Jean, in 1696. While a soldier in the company of Chacornacle at Port-Royal, Jean married Marie, daughter of François Levron dit Nantois and Catherine Savoie, in November 1703. They settled at Port-Royal, where Marie gave him three children, all sons who created families of their own.

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Children of Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie LEVRON

Pierre GARCEAU

Born: abt. 1703, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Agnes DOUCET 19 January 1728 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Daniel GARCEAU

Born: 8 April 1707, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 August 1772, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Anne DOUCET 1731 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD

Born: 21 March 1710, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 26 June 1789, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Philippe LAMBERT 1733 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1703 Marriage / Partner
Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Marie LEVRON 20 November 1703, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1707 Birth of Child
Daniel GARCEAU was born 8 April 1707, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1710 Birth of Child
Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD was born 21 March 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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Garrison Graveyard

St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Website: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

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