Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE

(b. 31 May 1767 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE was born 31 May 1767 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE was the child of Joseph-Noel ROY dit PORTELANCE and Catherine MALLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROY dit PORTELANCE and Angélique ALLAIRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MALLET and Barbe MILLOT (MILOT)

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

Jacques married Geneviève BRAY 10 August 1789 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève BRAY was born 21 October 1767 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Geneviève died 30 November 1820 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Geneviève was the child of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE.

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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Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE married

Geneviève BRAY-- Date: 10 August 1789 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BRAY was the child of François BRAY and Geneviève LALONDE

Children of Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Geneviève BRAY:

Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE (b.22 November 1792, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. 3 July 1865, Saint-Timothée, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth HUNAULT 22 April 1816 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Louise ROY (b.26 September 1799, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Francois BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 11 February 1817 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1767 Birth
31 May 1767
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE and Geneviève BRAY 10 August 1789, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 22 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Jacques ROY dit PORTELANCE was born 22 November 1792, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jacques was 25 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Louise ROY was born 26 September 1799, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques was 32 years old.

Added: 6/1/2020 8:47:17 AM - Updated: 4/15/2023 9:24:08 AM