Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE

(b. 13 September 1737 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1790 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE was born 13 September 1737 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE was the child of Joseph-Denis JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Ursule GESSERON dite BRULOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU (maternal) Charles GESSERON dit BRULOT and Marguerite NADEAU

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

Charles married Marie-Geneviève CHAREST 13 February 1764 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève CHAREST was born 12 June 1736 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean Baptiste CHAREST and Jeanne-Genevieve CARRIER.

Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE died 21 February 1790 in Montmagny, 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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Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE married

Marie-Geneviève CHAREST-- Date: 13 February 1764 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève CHAREST was the child of Jean Baptiste CHAREST and Jeanne-Genevieve CARRIER

Children of Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Geneviève CHAREST:

Marie-Louise DOUVILLE (b.4 November 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis DEMERS 8 November 1802 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
13 September 1737
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Charles JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE and Marie-Geneviève CHAREST 13 February 1764, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DOUVILLE was born 4 November 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Charles was 37 years old.

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.