François CHARRON dit DUCHARME

(b. 5 June 1678 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1746 , Sorel, Canada, New France )

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François CHARRON dit DUCHARME was born 5 June 1678 in Sorel, Canada, New France

François CHARRON dit DUCHARME was the child of Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine PILLAT

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François married Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE 30 January 1701 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite PIETTE dite TREMPE was born 11 October 1680 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 1 February 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Jean PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marguerite CHEMEREAU (CHAUMEREAU).

François CHARRON dit DUCHARME died 29 March 1746 in Sorel, 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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