Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND

(b. 13 February 1731 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1780 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND was born 13 February 1731 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND was the child of Romain RAYMOND dit PHOCAS and Thérèse ST-PIERRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT

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Etienne married Marie-Josephte LEBEL 22 November 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte LEBEL was born 19 January 1738 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte died 17 May 1817 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBEL and Jeanne-Anne DUPERE.

Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND died 27 September 1780 in Kamouraska, 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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Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND married

Marie-Josephte LEBEL-- Date: 22 November 1756 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LEBEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEBEL and Jeanne-Anne DUPERE

Children of Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND and Marie-Josephte LEBEL:

Jean PHOCAS dit RAYMOND (b.1 October 1757, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite GRANDMAISON 30 July 1781 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph PHOCAS dit RAYMOND (b.5 February 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 July 1852, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )
m. Salome PARADIS 27 August 1804 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1731 Birth
13 February 1731
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Etienne PHOCAS dit RAYMOND and Marie-Josephte LEBEL 22 November 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean PHOCAS dit RAYMOND was born 1 October 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Etienne was 26 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.

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
Joseph PHOCAS dit RAYMOND was born 5 February 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Etienne was 48 years old.