Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS

Born

20 June 1796 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Died

19 July 1848 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

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Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS Marie-Anne CADIEUX

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Born: 20 June 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

Mother: Marie-Anne CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Charles DECELLES dit DUCLOS , Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CADIEUX , Marie-Anne SIMON dite THOMAS

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Marie-Josette married Joseph PROVOST 7 October 1816 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PROVOST was born abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 8 December 1869 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Joseph was the child of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA.

Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS died 19 July 1848 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS married

Joseph PROVOST
Marriage date: 7 October 1816
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Joseph PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Antoine PROVOST and Marguerite SAVARIA

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Children of Joseph PROVOST and Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS

Eulalie PROVOST

Born: 3 September 1820, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 15 June 1892, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

Married: François DESMARAIS 5 February 1839 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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Birth — 1796
20 June 1796
Varennes, Lower Canada

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

1816 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josette DECELLES dite DUCLOS and Joseph PROVOST 7 October 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Eulalie PROVOST was born 3 September 1820, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josette was 24 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Eulalie PROVOST married 5 February 1839, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to François DESMARAIS

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)