Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN

(b. 24 May 1727 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1807 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 24 May 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN was the child of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite GAGNON (maternal) François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)

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

Etienne married Marie-Josephe SIMARD 15 November 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe SIMARD was born 12 March 1734 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Josephe died 6 April 1807 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Augustin SIMARD and Marguerite PARÉ.

Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN died 15 October 1807 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN married

Marie-Josephe SIMARD-- Date: 15 November 1751 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe SIMARD was the child of Augustin SIMARD and Marguerite PARÉ

Children of Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marie-Josephe SIMARD:

Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN (b.3 January 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles GUIMOND 12 January 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1727 Birth
24 May 1727
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marie-Josephe SIMARD 15 November 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 24 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN was born 3 January 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Etienne was 31 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.