Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL

(b. 12 November 1757 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1843 , Maskinongé, Canada East )

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Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL was born 12 November 1757 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Marie-Louise VANASSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT (maternal) Sebastien VANASSE and Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Joseph married Charlotte DUCHESNE (DUCHENY) 19 February 1781 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte DUCHESNE (DUCHENY) was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 23 October 1839 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph).

Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL died 23 July 1843 in Maskinongé, Canada East .
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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 SICARD dit CARUFEL married

Charlotte DUCHESNE (DUCHENY)-- Date: 19 February 1781 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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1757 Birth
12 November 1757
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Charlotte DUCHESNE (DUCHENY) 19 February 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.