Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR

(b. 29 June 1745 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1798 , Deschaillons, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was born 29 June 1745 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Joseph-Marie CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Thérèse-Louise MAILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Angélique ARBOUR (HARBOUR) (maternal) Louis MAILLOT and Madeleine HOUY dite ST-LAURENT

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Pierre-Basile married Elisabeth AUGER 10 July 1774 in Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth AUGER was born 3 December 1749 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Elisabeth died 20 July 1789 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre AUGER and Marie-Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Pierre-Basile married (2) Marie-Charlotte MARTEL 8 October 1792 in Deschaillons, Lower Canada . Marie-Charlotte MARTEL was born 19 June 1758 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 1 September 1832 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique BARON.

Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR died 27 March 1798 in Deschaillons, 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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Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR married

Elisabeth AUGER-- Date: 10 July 1774 Place: Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth AUGER was the child of Pierre AUGER and Marie-Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Children of Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth AUGER:

Amable CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR (b.8 April 1779, Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1821, Deschaillons, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE 13 May 1800 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR married

Marie-Charlotte MARTEL-- Date: 8 October 1792 Place: Deschaillons, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte MARTEL was the child of Paul MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique BARON

Children of Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Charlotte MARTEL:

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1745 Birth
29 June 1745
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Elisabeth AUGER 10 July 1774, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

He was 29 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Amable CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR was born 8 April 1779, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Pierre-Basile was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth AUGER died 20 July 1789, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Basile CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Charlotte MARTEL 8 October 1792, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

He was 47 years old.

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

1798 Death
27 March 1798
Deschaillons, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 52.

Added: 2/28/2020 3:10:51 PM - Updated: 5/14/2021 10:12:15 AM