Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

(b. abt. 1707 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 July 1799 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Marie-Marguerite RENAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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

Charles married Josephte RICHER 22 October 1739 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte RICHER was born 25 March 1719 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Josephte was the child of Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE.

Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE died 26 July 1799 in L'Acadie, 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 CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

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Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE married

Josephte RICHER-- Date: 22 October 1739 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Josephte RICHER was the child of Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE

Children of Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Josephte RICHER:

Josephte CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre BARIAU (BARIAULT) 25 April 1762 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine MAILLOT 1 July 1776 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
m. Victoire VIENS 21 August 1786 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Charles CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Josephte RICHER 22 October 1739, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married 25 April 1762, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Pierre BARIAU (BARIAULT)

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.