Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR

(b. abt. 1646 , Paris, France d. 15 September 1696 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR was born abt. 1646 in Paris, France

Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR was the child of ? and ?

Henri was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1684.

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

Henri married Marie-Geneviève LARUE 8 January 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Geneviève LARUE was born 17 April 1666 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Geneviève died 26 April 1722 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean LARUE and Jacqueline PAIN.

Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR died 15 September 1696 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Christophe Chatel and Antoinette Dupré

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Occupation

Henri CHATEL dit FRANCOEUR was a domestique chez Robert Giffard.
The term domestique, or domestic servant, whether it was used in France or in New-France, was associated with: Servants working in a home; Agricultural servants; Personal servants; Any person at the service of another, without specifics.

Domestique also included all servants, of any type, working for religious communities and hospital staff, which represented an important group in the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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