Omer-Cuthbert
DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
Born
4 October 1780
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
23 August 1850
,
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Omer-Cuthbert DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
Omer-Cuthbert DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) married Marie-Charlotte AUGER
Marriage date: 15 February 1802
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte AUGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUGER and Marie-Geneviève CARRE dite LAROCHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Charlotte AUGERMarriage date: 15 February 1802
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte AUGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste AUGER and Marie-Geneviève CARRE dite LAROCHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Omer-Cuthbert DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Charlotte AUGER
Catherine DAUNAIS
Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 June 1893, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1893, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE 20 October 1829 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
Born: abt. 1814, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Emmanuel LAVALLEE 16 September 1834 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
RESEARCH CONTEXT
Québec Genealogy Notes
Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Omer-Cuthbert's Québec records.
Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 17804 October 1780
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1802 Marriage / PartnerOmer-Cuthbert DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie-Charlotte AUGER 15 February 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 21 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildBarbe DAUNAIS married 28 September 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada to Alexis DESORCY dit LINCOURT
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1829 Marriage of ChildCatherine DAUNAIS married 20 October 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1834 Marriage of ChildMarie DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) married 16 September 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada to Emmanuel LAVALLEE
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Death of ChildBarbe DAUNAIS died 25 February 1845, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Omer-Cuthbert was 64 years old.
Death — 185023 August 1850
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 69.
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