Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Born

abt. 1739 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

12 May 1820 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS Geneviève BREILLARD

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Born: abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Étienne DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Mother: Geneviève BREILLARD

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS , Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE , Marie LAFOND

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Charles married Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU 4 April 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU was born 30 March 1739 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Elisabeth died 13 June 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Elisabeth-Agathe MESSIER.

Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS died 12 May 1820 in Chambly, 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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Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS married

Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 4 April 1758
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Elisabeth-Agathe MESSIER

Children of Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU

Marie-Anne DECELLES

Born: 26 December 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BENOIT 31 January 1786 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Born: 14 August 1765, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 October 1833, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CADIEUX 14 July 1788 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU 4 April 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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
Marie-Anne DECELLES was born 26 December 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 14 August 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.