Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD

(b. 15 February 1750 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1795 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD was born 15 February 1750 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Anne BROUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Thérèse-Anne BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE (maternal) Bernard BROUILLET dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CHARTIER

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

Michel married Marie-Marguerite SAVARY 12 November 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite SAVARY was born 27 January 1750 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 23 February 1812 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARY (SAVARIA) and Margurite BOUGRET dite DUFORT.

Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD died 19 December 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Marguerite Savary
12 November 1770
Chambly

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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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Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD married

Marie-Marguerite SAVARY-- Date: 12 November 1770 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite SAVARY was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVARY (SAVARIA) and Margurite BOUGRET dite DUFORT

Children of Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Marguerite SAVARY:

Marguerite ROY (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 July 1841, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Louis ROBERT 7 November 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
m. Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT 1 October 1833 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1750 Birth
15 February 1750
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Michel RENAUD (RAYNAUD) dit BLANCHARD and Marie-Marguerite SAVARY 12 November 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 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.