Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE

(b. 15 June 1688 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1732 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE was born 15 June 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Barbe NEVEU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean NEVEU (NEPVEAU) and Anne LEODET (LEDET)

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

Jean married Marie-Anne BENOIT 11 November 1715 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BENOIT was born 26 July 1695 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 17 November 1748 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE.

Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE died 23 April 1732 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE married

Marie-Anne BENOIT-- Date: 11 November 1715 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BENOIT was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE

Children of Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Anne BENOIT:

Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE (b.29 September 1716, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Louis LIÉNARD dit DURBOIS 9 June 1732 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1688 Birth
15 June 1688
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1715 Marriage / Partner
Jean SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Anne BENOIT 11 November 1715, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE was born 29 September 1716, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 28 years old.

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