Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(b. 14 August 1739 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1789 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 14 August 1739 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE (maternal) Richard MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC 8 November 1762 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC was born 19 October 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Genevieve died 14 December 1809 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE.

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 15 January 1789 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME married

Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC:

Genevieve CHARRON dite DUCHARME (b.21 August 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques MENARD 28 January 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME (b.19 September 1764, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 July 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise LESIEGE 8 June 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve CHARRON (b.26 April 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1811, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Michel ROBILLARD 19 November 1804 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1739 Birth
14 August 1739
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC 8 November 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Genevieve CHARRON dite DUCHARME was born 21 August 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 19 September 1764, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Genevieve CHARRON was born 26 April 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Genevieve CHARRON dite DUCHARME married 28 January 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jacques MENARD