Michel BLANCHARD dit TURENNE

(b. 4 April 1766 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Michel BLANCHARD dit TURENNE was born 4 April 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel BLANCHARD dit TURENNE was the child of Ignace BLANCHARD dit TURENNE and Marie-Louise FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHARD and Gertrude-Michelle DUPUIS (maternal) Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

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Michel married Marie-Madeleine CHALU . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine CHALU was born 11 March 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died July 1815 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Michel CHALUT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

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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Michel BLANCHARD dit TURENNE married

Marie-Madeleine CHALU-- Place:
Marie-Madeleine CHALU was the child of Michel CHALUT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Children of Michel BLANCHARD dit TURENNE and Marie-Madeleine CHALU:

Michel BLANCHARD (b.26 May 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1872, Saint-Liboire, Québec, Canada)
m. Monique DECELLES dite DUCLOS 8 November 1814 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Joseph BLANCHARD (b.September 10 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada d. abt. 1840, )
m. Angelique MARTEL

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1766 Birth
4 April 1766
Québec Province, Canada

1787 Birth of Child
Michel BLANCHARD was born 26 May 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 21 years old.

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph BLANCHARD was born September 10 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 27 years old.

Added: 2/17/2017 1:52:11 PM - Updated: 2/18/2020 5:59:16 PM