Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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21 February 1682 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1760 , Cap-Santé, Canada

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Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE Barbe NEVEU

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Born: 21 February 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother: Barbe NEVEU

Maternal grandparents: Jean NEVEU (NEPVEAU) , Anne LEODET (LEDET)

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Françoise married Laurent MATTE 12 August 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Laurent MATTE was born 19 June 1677 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Laurent died 19 February 1712 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Laurent was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY.

Françoise married (2) Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU 11 November 1720 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU was born 4 December 1682 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Simon-Denis died 23 December 1749 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Simon-Denis was the child of Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU.

Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE died 9 December 1760 in Cap-Santé, 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 Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE married

Laurent MATTE
Marriage date: 12 August 1702
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Laurent MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY

Children of Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Laurent MATTE

Born: 4 March 1703, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1775, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth RICHARD 14 February 1729 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Nicolas MATTE

Born: 10 August 1704, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1760, Cap-Santé, Canada

Married: Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT 24 November 1727 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Madeleine-Françoise MATTE

Born: 16 June 1706, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1787, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-François PETIT 15 January 1725 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Anne MATTE

Born: 23 March 1708, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1769, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GARNIER (GRENIER) 1730 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE married

Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU
Marriage date: 11 November 1720
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU was the child of Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU

Children of Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

François PLEAU

Born: 12 February 1724, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1801, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie NAULT 14 October 1748 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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Birth — 1682
21 February 1682
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1702 Marriage / Partner
Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE and Laurent MATTE 12 August 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 20 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Laurent MATTE was born 4 March 1703, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Françoise was 21 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Nicolas MATTE was born 10 August 1704, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Françoise was 22 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Françoise MATTE was born 16 June 1706, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MATTE was born 23 March 1708, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1712 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent MATTE died 19 February 1712, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE and Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU 11 November 1720, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 38 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
François PLEAU was born 12 February 1724, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Françoise was 42 years old.

1725 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Françoise MATTE married 15 January 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-François PETIT

1727 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MATTE married 24 November 1727, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT

1729 Marriage of Child
Laurent MATTE married 14 February 1729, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Elisabeth RICHARD

1748 Marriage of Child
François PLEAU married 14 October 1748, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie NAULT

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Simon-Denis PLEAU dit BELLEAU died 23 December 1749, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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

Death — 1760
9 December 1760
Cap-Santé, Canada
She died at the age of 78.

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