François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Born

31 October 1735 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1810 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME Geneviève BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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Born: 31 October 1735 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Mother: Geneviève BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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

Maternal grandparents: François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS , Angelique CHAGNON

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François married Marie-Louise BOUSQUET 16 January 1758 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise BOUSQUET was born 22 January 1737 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 25 August 1799 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Charles BOUSQUET and Marie-Judith BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE.

François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME died 21 March 1810 in Saint-Marc-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 François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

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François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME married

Marie-Louise BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 16 January 1758
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Louise BOUSQUET was the child of Charles BOUSQUET and Marie-Judith BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Children of François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET

Francois TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Born: 14 April 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Born: 15 August 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Charles-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

Born: 5 April 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1735
31 October 1735
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Marie-Louise BOUSQUET 16 January 1758, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Francois TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 14 April 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 15 August 1762, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 26 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Charles-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME was born 5 April 1764, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.

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.