René MEZERAY dit NOPCES

Born

20 March 1625 , France

Died

16 March 1695 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Born: 20 March 1625 in France

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René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1641.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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René married Helene CHASTEL 25 September 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France . Helene CHASTEL was born abt. 1626 in France.

René married (2) Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN 14 September 1645 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN was born abt. 1631 in France. Nicole-Madeleine died 10 April 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Nicole-Madeleine was the child of Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOT.

René married (3) Françoise MILLOT 26 May 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Françoise MILLOT was born abt. 1648 in France. Françoise died 5 April 1703 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

René MEZERAY dit NOPCES died 16 March 1695 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .
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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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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René MEZERAY dit NOPCES married

Helene CHASTEL
Marriage date: 25 September 1641
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

25 Sept 1641

Rene Messere and Helene Chastel

Name: Hélène Chastel

Relationship to Head: Conjoint(e) (Spouse)

Baptism Place: 1626, France

Marriage Place: Quebec (Quebec City)

Spouse's Name: René Mézeray

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Children of René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Helene CHASTEL

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René MEZERAY dit NOPCES married

Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN
Marriage date: 14 September 1645
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN was the child of Pierre GAREMAN dit LEPICARD and Marie-Madeleine CHARLOT

Children of René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN

Michel MEZERAY

Born: 11 October 1646, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Geneviève MEZERAY

Born: 5 July 1648, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 January 1718 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Married: Étienne TELLIER 24 January 1661 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: François DUSSAULT 1676 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean MEZERAY

Born: 17 August 1650, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine MASSÉ 30 September 1673 Place: Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Thomas MEZERAY

Born: 4 December 1652, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1691, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Louise PARADIS 12 September 1678 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René MEZERAY

Born: 20 March 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1666,

Marie MEZERAY

Born: 22 October 1657, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1714, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Jean ADAM 1673 Place: Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES

Born: abt. 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1740, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Abraham METHOT 16 July 1673 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Catherine MEZERAY

Born: 20 April 1664, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques AUVRAY 16 January 1680 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Married: François DARVEAU dit LANGOUMOIS 7 November 1712 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Medard MEZERAY

Born: 3 March 1668, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681,

Charles MEZERAY

Born: 16 April 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681,

René MEZERAY dit NOPCES married

Françoise MILLOT
Marriage date: 26 May 1688
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marriage notes:

Rene 70 years old and Francoise 40 years old at time of marriage.

Children of René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Françoise MILLOT

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Birth — 1625
20 March 1625
France

1641 Marriage / Partner
René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Helene CHASTEL 25 September 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 16 years old.

1645 Marriage / Partner
René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Nicole-Madeleine GAREMAN 14 September 1645, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 20 years old.

1646 Birth of Child
Michel MEZERAY was born 11 October 1646, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

René was 21 years old.

1648 Birth of Child
Geneviève MEZERAY was born 5 July 1648, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

René was 23 years old.

1650 Birth of Child
Jean MEZERAY was born 17 August 1650, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

René was 25 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
Thomas MEZERAY was born 4 December 1652, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

René was 27 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
René MEZERAY was born 20 March 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René was 30 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Marie MEZERAY was born 22 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René was 32 years old.

1661 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MEZERAY married 24 January 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Étienne TELLIER

1664 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine MEZERAY was born 20 April 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René was 39 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Sillery
René Mezeré Nosse - 50 habittant

Nicolle Magdelaine garman - 35 sa femme

Jean Mezeré - 16 fils

thomas Mezeré - 14 fils

René Mezeré - 12 fils

Marie Mezeré - 8 fille

Catherine Mezeré - 6 fille

Et Marie catherine Mezeré - 2 fille
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1667 Census - Ste. Foy, Quebec
Rene Mesere, habitant, 55 years
Nicole Garmand, 36 years
Jean Mesere, 15 years
Thomas Mesere, 14 years
Rene Mesere, 12 years
Maire Mesere, 10 years
Marie Madeleine Mesere, 9 years
Marie Catherine Mesere, 4 years
Aubin Moudou, domestique, 23 years
Francois Apvril, domestique, 24 years

1668 Birth of Child
Medard MEZERAY was born 3 March 1668, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

René was 42 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Charles MEZERAY was born 16 April 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

René was 47 years old.

1673 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES married 16 July 1673, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Abraham METHOT

1673 Marriage of Child
Jean MEZERAY married 30 September 1673, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery) to Marie-Madeleine MASSÉ

1678 Marriage of Child
Thomas MEZERAY married 12 September 1678 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise PARADIS

1680 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine MEZERAY married 16 January 1680, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jacques AUVRAY

1681 Census - L'Ancienne Lorette, Quebec
Rene Meseray, habitant, 71 years
Nicole Garman, 51 years
Medard Meseray, 15 years
Charles Meseray, 11 years
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1688 Marriage / Partner
René MEZERAY dit NOPCES and Françoise MILLOT 26 May 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 63 years old.