Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL

(b. 6 August 1740 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1809 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL was born 6 August 1740 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL was the child of Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Agathe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Denise DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS 18 August 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS was born 13 May 1748 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE.

Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL died 14 June 1809 in Beloeil, 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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Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL married

Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS-- Date: 18 August 1766 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Marie-Josephe MORAND dite DOUVILLE

Children of Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS:

Marie-Charlotte CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL (b.3 September 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 December 1855 , Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Laurent RENAUD dit SANSCHAGRIN in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL (b.11 March 1783, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie BROUILLET 10 November 1801 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1740 Birth
6 August 1740
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle GERVAIS 18 August 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 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 CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 3 September 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexis CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL was born 11 March 1783, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 42 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Alexis CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL married 10 November 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie BROUILLET