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Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

(b. 4 September 1735 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1806 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 4 September 1735 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Louise TESSIER (maternal) François BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Anne-Andree GRENET

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Charles married Marie-Angélique LAREAU 22 February 1762 in Repentigny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Marie-Angélique LAREAU was born 9 July 1747 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Angélique died 17 December 1809 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND.

Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR died 25 June 1806 in Repentigny, 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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

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Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR married

Marie-Angélique LAREAU-- Date: 22 February 1762 Place: Repentigny, Canada
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Marie-Angélique LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND

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Children of Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Angélique LAREAU:

Angelique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.26 February 1763, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 January 1842, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste-Louis THERRIEN 30 July 1781 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Françoise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.31 January 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1796, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.9 February 1767, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 February 1767, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.9 March 1768, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1852, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)

Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.19 April 1769, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 August 1846 , St-Patrice, Rawdon, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste-Abraham PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.22 March 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 December 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Helene PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.22 March 1772, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Abraham PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.30 October 1773 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1823, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Marie-Charlotte PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.9 April 1776, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1807, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)

Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.14 July 1778, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 March 1860 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)

Michel PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.6 June 1780, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1865, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Marie-Felicite PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.9 July 1782, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1853, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)

Justine PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR (b.3 February 1784, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1735 Birth
4 September 1735
Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Angélique LAREAU 22 February 1762 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Angelique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 26 February 1763, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Françoise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 31 January 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 9 February 1767, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 9 March 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 19 April 1769, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Helene PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 22 March 1772, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 36 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Abraham PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 22 March 1772, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 36 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Abraham PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 30 October 1773 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 38 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 9 April 1776, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Charles was 40 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 14 July 1778, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 42 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Michel PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 6 June 1780, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 44 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Angelique PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR married 30 July 1781, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Baptiste-Louis THERRIEN

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 9 July 1782, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Charles was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Justine PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 3 February 1784, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 48 years old.

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

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

1796 Death of Child
Françoise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR died 13 May 1796, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charles was 60 years old.

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

1806 Death
25 June 1806
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He died at the age of 70.

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