Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL

(b. 22 January 1742 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1811 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL was born 22 January 1742 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL was the child of Louis-Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Anne FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Anne BOURRÉ (BOURRET) (maternal) Michel FOURNIER and Marie-Catherine BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)

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Charles married Francoise CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 4 October 1765 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) was born 11 May 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francoise died 22 January 1807 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francoise was the child of Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Marguerite-Veronique PARENT.

Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL died 29 April 1811 in Québec, 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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Francoise CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)-- Date: 4 October 1765 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) was the child of Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Marguerite-Veronique PARENT

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1742 Birth
22 January 1742
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Charles LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Francoise CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) 4 October 1765, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 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.