Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME

Born

12 July 1730 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

11 February 1803 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

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Born: 12 July 1730 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Mother: Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME , Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE , Marguerite GENTES

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Joseph married Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT 18 February 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT was born 10 July 1731 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Josephte was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Catherine LUSSIER 20 June 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine LUSSIER was born 22 June 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Catherine died 25 January 1810 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE.

Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME died 11 February 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME

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Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME married

Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT
Marriage date: 18 February 1754
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE

Children of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT

Josephte TETREAULT

Born: 6 January 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1847, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Augustin GUERTIN 2 May 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME married

Marie-Catherine LUSSIER
Marriage date: 20 June 1757
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine LUSSIER was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE

Children of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Born: 17 April 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1818, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 7 February 1780 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Born: 1 January 1760, Verchères, Canada
Died: 7 December 1837, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Rene BOUTHILLIER (BOUTEILLÉ) 1780

Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Born: 26 September 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 25 April 1836, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève BARSALOU 1 February 1785 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Marie-Reine BERARD 4 November 1805 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte PAQUET 23 August 1785 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Genevieve TETREAULT

Born: 7 April 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1832, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Michel LAREAU 24 May 1784 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Archange TETREAULT

Born: 8 August 1777, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 April 1845, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Laurent BESSETTE 23 July 1792 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1730
12 July 1730
Verchères, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Josephte BOUGRET dite DUFORT 18 February 1754 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Josephte TETREAULT was born 6 January 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER 20 June 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) was born 17 April 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 1 January 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT) was born 26 September 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve TETREAULT was born 7 April 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte TETREAULT married 2 May 1774 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin GUERTIN

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Archange TETREAULT was born 8 August 1777, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) married 7 February 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Charlotte JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Genevieve TETREAULT married 24 May 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Michel LAREAU

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT) married 1 February 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Geneviève BARSALOU

1785 Marriage of Child
Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) married 23 August 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charlotte PAQUET

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Archange TETREAULT married 23 July 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Laurent BESSETTE

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

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