Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS

(b. 2 May 1713 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1785 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS was born 2 May 1713 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS was the child of François DUFAULT and Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON (maternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) and Madeleine RACLOS

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

Antoine married Marie-Anne PLANTE 3 April 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne PLANTE was born 24 January 1723 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Anne died 19 September 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Anne was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER.

Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS died 2 January 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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 Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS

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Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS married

Marie-Anne PLANTE-- Date: 3 April 1742 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

Children of Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Anne PLANTE:

Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS (b.29 March 1744, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis GOUR 22 January 1759 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS (b.17 July 1746, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON 1 February 1768 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS (b.24 September 1749, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1802, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise MASSON 23 November 1772 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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1713 Birth
2 May 1713
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Anne PLANTE 3 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS was born 29 March 1744, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS was born 17 July 1746, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Antoine was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS was born 24 September 1749, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PLANTE died 19 September 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DUFAULT dite RACLOS married 22 January 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Alexis GOUR

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DUFAULT dite RACLOS married 1 February 1768, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON

1772 Marriage of Child
Francois-Beloni DUFAULT dit RACLOS married 23 November 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise MASSON

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.