Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL

(b. 18 March 1759 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1840 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was born 18 March 1759 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL was the child of Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Josette MAGUET (MAILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Marguerite BONIN (maternal) Joseph MAGUET (MAILLET) and Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

Joseph married Elisabeth LARELLE 21 November 1796 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LARELLE was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 25 February 1863 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Elisabeth was the child of André-Julien LARELLE and Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINE.

Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL died 20 September 1840 in Sorel, 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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Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL married

Elisabeth LARELLE-- Date: 21 November 1796 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LARELLE was the child of André-Julien LARELLE and Madeleine TRANCHANT dite ST-ANTOINE

Children of Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Elisabeth LARELLE:

Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE (b.7 May 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 14 October 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1759 Birth
18 March 1759
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CIRCE dit ST-MICHEL and Elisabeth LARELLE 21 November 1796, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 37 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE was born 7 May 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE married 14 October 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)