Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE

(b. 22 February 1763 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 April 1813 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE was born 22 February 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE was the child of François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE (maternal) Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

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Francois married Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION 19 August 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION was born 26 May 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Louise died 8 March 1835 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine GUYON and Marie-Louise DUBE.

Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE died 16 April 1813 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

m. Guyon Marie-Louise

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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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Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION-- Date: 19 August 1793 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION was the child of Antoine GUYON and Marie-Louise DUBE

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1763 Birth
22 February 1763
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE and Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION 19 August 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 30 years old.

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