Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS

(b. 18 April 1739 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1812 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS was born 18 April 1739 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS was the child of Pierre-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Catherine RAVION dite BOISJOLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marc-Antoine CANAC dit MARQUIS and Jeanne NOURICE (maternal) Jacques-Jean RAVION dit BOISJOLY and Suzanne HUDDE

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

Charles married Marie-Madeleine FORTIER 11 February 1771 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine FORTIER was born 1 December 1747 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Madeleine died 3 March 1832 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Charles FORTIER and Geneviève NOEL.

Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS died 11 September 1812 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower 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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Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS married

Marie-Madeleine FORTIER-- Date: 11 February 1771 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Madeleine FORTIER was the child of Charles FORTIER and Geneviève NOEL

Children of Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER:

Basile CANAC dit MARQUIS (b.abt. 1782, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1832, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Victoire BAUCHER dite MORENCY 4 August 1807 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
18 April 1739
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Charles CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marie-Madeleine FORTIER 11 February 1771, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Basile CANAC dit MARQUIS married 4 August 1807, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Victoire BAUCHER dite MORENCY