Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 26 June 1752 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 17 October 1817 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE was born 26 June 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Brigitte BRUN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Marie Anne BASTARACHE (maternal) Jean Baptiste BRUN and Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Charles married Françoise DUMAS 10 February 1777 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise DUMAS was born 12 March 1759 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Françoise died 12 December 1797 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMAS and Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE.

Charles married (2) Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR 18 June 1798 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR was born 3 March 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died abt. 1808 in Canada. Louise was the child of Paul MIRABIN dit VADEBONCOEUR and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE.

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE died 17 October 1817 in Nicolet, 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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Family and Children of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE

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Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE married

Françoise DUMAS-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Françoise DUMAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMAS and Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE

St-Jean Baptiste

Children of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise DUMAS:

Josephte ORION dite CHAMPAGNE (b.27 May 1780, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 December 1868, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph LEMIRE 18 November 1799 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE married

Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR-- Date: 18 June 1798 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR was the child of Paul MIRABIN dit VADEBONCOEUR and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE

St-Jean Baptiste de Nicolet

Children of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE and Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR:

Angelique ORION dite CHAMPAGNE (b.10 July 1801, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1854, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. François MEUNIER dit BELLEROSE 14 November 1820 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (b.15 January 1803, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1851, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East)
m. Angele DANEAU (DANIAU) 15 September 1828 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1752 Birth
26 June 1752
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise DUMAS 10 February 1777, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Josephte ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was born 27 May 1780, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Charles was 27 years old.

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)

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise DUMAS died 12 December 1797, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE and Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR 18 June 1798, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 46 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Josephte ORION dite CHAMPAGNE married 18 November 1799, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph LEMIRE

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

1801 Birth of Child
Angelique ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was born 10 July 1801, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Charles was 49 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE was born 15 January 1803, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Charles was 50 years old.

1817 Death
17 October 1817
Nicolet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 65.

Added: 3/14/2015 12:02:37 PM - Updated: 10/27/2020 11:23:40 AM