Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS

(b. 17 July 1696 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 20 September 1777 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS was born 17 July 1696 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS was the child of Pierre HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Catherine BEAUCHAMP and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Marie LORGUEIL-ARCOUET (maternal) Jacques BEAUCHAMP dit LEGRAND and Marie DARDENNE

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

Claude married Jeanne-Françoise MARION 3 February 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne-Françoise MARION was born 26 May 1701 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne-Françoise was the child of Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS).

Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS died 20 September 1777 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS

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Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS married

Jeanne-Françoise MARION-- Date: 3 February 1721 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Françoise MARION was the child of Georges-Guillaume MARION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Children of Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARION:

Claude HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.14 June 1722, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 3 September 1722, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS (b.22 June 1724, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1786, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR 14 February 1749 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.3 June 1726, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1727, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Marie-Francoise HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS (b.17 May 1728, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1728, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.11 July 1730, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1738, Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.13 June 1732, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1815, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Claude-Amable HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.28 June 1734, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1805, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Pierre-Amable HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.13 November 1736, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.22 April 1739, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1809, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte RICHAUME dite PETRUS 30 September 1760 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS (b.31 May 1742, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1822, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe CHAPUT 11 July 1763 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1696 Birth
17 July 1696
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARION 3 February 1721, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 24 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Claude HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 14 June 1722, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 25 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS was born 22 June 1724, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 27 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Claude HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 3 June 1726, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 29 years old.

1727 Death of Child
Claude HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS died 5 March 1727, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 30 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise HUNAULT dite DESCHAMPS was born 17 May 1728, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 31 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 11 July 1730, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 34 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 13 June 1732, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 35 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Claude-Amable HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 28 June 1734, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 37 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Pierre-Amable HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 13 November 1736, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 40 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS died 15 September 1738, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 42 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 22 April 1739, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 42 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS was born 31 May 1742, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Claude was 45 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS married 14 February 1749, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS married 30 September 1760, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Josephte RICHAUME dite PETRUS

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Antoine HUNAULT dit DESCHAMPS married 11 July 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Agathe CHAPUT

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.