Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS

(b. 24 April 1740 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 September 1815 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 24 April 1740 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was the child of Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis LIENARD dit DURBOIS and Louise RACINE

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

Charles-Nicolas married Marie THIBODEAU 9 February 1767 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie THIBODEAU was born abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 3 May 1823 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie was the child of Joseph THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAVOIE.

Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS died 19 September 1815 in Sainte-Foy, 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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Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS married

Marie THIBODEAU-- Date: 9 February 1767 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie THIBODEAU was the child of Joseph THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAVOIE

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Children of Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie THIBODEAU:

Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS (b.15 October 1773, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1837, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 23 February 1802 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1740 Birth
24 April 1740
Sainte-Foy, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie THIBODEAU 9 February 1767, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 15 October 1773, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Charles-Nicolas was 33 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.

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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS married 23 February 1802, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE