Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS

(b. 19 February 1702 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1759 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

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Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 19 February 1702 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Marin NOURICE and Antoinette LAMOUREUX

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine DROUIN 13 February 1730 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DROUIN was born 15 April 1712 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 5 November 1784 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Louise LÉTOURNEAU.

Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS died 14 December 1759 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
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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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Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS married

Marie-Madeleine DROUIN-- Date: 13 February 1730 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine DROUIN was the child of Pierre DROUIN and Louise LÉTOURNEAU

Children of Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine DROUIN:

Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS (b.16 May 1746, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1822, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )
m. Medard-Amador TURCOT 28 January 1771 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1702 Birth
19 February 1702
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine DROUIN 13 February 1730, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 16 May 1746, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 44 years old.

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