Michel CHARRON dit CABANA

(b. 2 September 1746 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1820 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Michel CHARRON dit CABANA was born 2 September 1746 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Michel CHARRON dit CABANA was the child of Charles CHARRON dit CABANA and Marie-Madeleine COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles CHARRON and Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR (maternal) Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise CHARRON

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

Michel married Marguerite LEDOUX 5 October 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LEDOUX was born 18 March 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite died 5 August 1840 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS.

Michel CHARRON dit CABANA died 16 March 1820 in Verchères, 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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Michel CHARRON dit CABANA married

Marguerite LEDOUX-- Date: 5 October 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LEDOUX was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Marie-Catherine-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Children of Michel CHARRON dit CABANA and Marguerite LEDOUX:

Michel CHARRON dit CABANA (b.14 July 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise GIRARD 14 July 1794 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite CHARRON dite CABANA (b.25 September 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1826, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MALO dit HAYET 14 September 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1746 Birth
2 September 1746
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Michel CHARRON dit CABANA and Marguerite LEDOUX 5 October 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Michel CHARRON dit CABANA was born 14 July 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHARRON dite CABANA was born 25 September 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 32 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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Michel CHARRON dit CABANA married 14 July 1794, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise GIRARD

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHARRON dite CABANA married 14 September 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste MALO dit HAYET

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.