Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Born

7 August 1737 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

20 March 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes married Jean-Baptiste PETIT 24 November 1760 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste PETIT was born 4 September 1736 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie CHOQUET .

Parents & Family of Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Parents of Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Father

Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS

Mother

Suzanne MONGEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel-Lambert CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS Anne MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MONGEAU Elisabeth-Isabelle BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS married

Jean-Baptiste PETIT
Marriage date: 24 November 1760
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste PETIT was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie CHOQUET

Children of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ

Born: 28 February 1761, Varennes, Canada
Died: 9 December 1822, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT 6 October 1783 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Agnes PETIT

Born: 13 July 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 December 1841, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Louis GUERTIN 17 January 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Agnes's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1737
7 August 1737
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS and Jean-Baptiste PETIT 24 November 1760, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 23 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 28 February 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Agnes was 23 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
Marie-Agnes PETIT was born 13 July 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Agnes was 25 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ married 6 October 1783, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agnes PETIT married 17 January 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis GUERTIN