Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ

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30 May 1724 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1779 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ Marie-Josephte CHARPENTIER

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Born: 30 May 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ

Mother: Marie-Josephte CHARPENTIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ , Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents: Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER , Françoise HUNEAULT

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Joseph-Marie married Thérèse BOURGOIN 29 October 1743 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Thérèse BOURGOIN was born 20 June 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Thérèse died 2 May 1751 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Thérèse was the child of Pierre BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY (CHAINE).

Joseph-Marie married (2) Marie DENOYON 7 October 1754 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie DENOYON was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 23 March 1773 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste DENOYON and Louise BLAIN dite HABLIN.

Joseph-Marie married (3) Geneviève LANDRY 11 October 1773 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève LANDRY was born 27 February 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 1 April 1812 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD.

Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ died 6 April 1779 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bourgoin Therese
m. Denoyon Marie
m. Landry Genevieve

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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-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ married

Thérèse BOURGOIN
Marriage date: 29 October 1743
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Thérèse BOURGOIN was the child of Pierre BOURGOIN and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY (CHAINE)

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Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ married

Marie DENOYON
Marriage date: 7 October 1754
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie DENOYON was the child of Jean-Baptiste DENOYON and Louise BLAIN dite HABLIN

Children of Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie DENOYON

Charles TRUCHON

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 September 1852, Saint-Constant, Canada East

Married: Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN 19 May 1783 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Catherine TRUCHON

Born: 12 December 1761, Mascouche, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis WILLIAM dit THOMAS 25 September 1780 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ married

Geneviève LANDRY
Marriage date: 11 October 1773
Marriage place: Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LANDRY was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD

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Birth — 1724
30 May 1724
Laval, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Thérèse BOURGOIN 29 October 1743 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 19 years old.

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse BOURGOIN died 2 May 1751, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie DENOYON 7 October 1754, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TRUCHON was born 12 December 1761, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Joseph-Marie was 37 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Geneviève LANDRY 11 October 1773, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

He was 49 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie DENOYON died 23 March 1773, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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.