Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Born

2 September 1739 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

8 October 1811 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Augustin married Marie-Claire JONCAS 19 October 1761 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Claire JONCAS was born 13 October 1738 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Claire died 10 October 1811 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . Marie-Claire was the child of Jacques JONCAS and Louise FOURNIER .

Parents & Family of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Parents of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Father

Eustache SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Mother

Geneviève ROUSSIN

Grandparents of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE Anne LABADIE

Maternal grandparents

Jean ROUSSIN Geneviève PAUZÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Claire JONCAS
Marriage date: 19 October 1761
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada
Marie-Claire JONCAS was the child of Jacques JONCAS and Louise FOURNIER

Children of Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Claire JONCAS

Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 1 May 1762, Montmagny, Canada
Died: 14 February 1849, Montmagny, Canada East

Married: Augustin GAGNÉ 3 October 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE

Born: 9 August 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François MORIN 31 August 1790 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Augustin'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 — 1739
2 September 1739
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Augustin SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Claire JONCAS 19 October 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 1 May 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin was 22 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE was born 9 August 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE married 3 October 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin GAGNÉ

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SYLVESTRE married 31 August 1790, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to François MORIN

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)