Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS

(b. 25 September 1788 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was born 25 September 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Françoise GUILMAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU (maternal) Joseph GUILMAIN and Françoise FONTAINE

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

Joseph married Victoire RACETTE 19 October 1807 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire RACETTE was born 4 April 1791 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Victoire was the child of Jean-Baptiste RACETTE and Victoire VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL).

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 DECELLES dit DUCLOS married

Victoire RACETTE-- Date: 19 October 1807 Place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Victoire RACETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RACETTE and Victoire VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL)

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Children of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Victoire RACETTE:

Marie-Victoire DECELLES (b.14 January 1809, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. 9 November 1890, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada )
m. Simon RICHARD 21 September 1824 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
m. Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER 15 July 1834 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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1788 Birth
25 September 1788
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

1807 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Victoire RACETTE 19 October 1807, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

He was 19 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire DECELLES was born 14 January 1809, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Joseph was 20 years old.

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