Michel BONODEAU dit CHÂTELLERAULT

(b. 28 September 1745 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1800 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Michel BONODEAU dit CHÂTELLERAULT was born 28 September 1745 in Québec, Canada, New France

Michel BONODEAU dit CHÂTELLERAULT was the child of Louis BONODEAU (BONNODEAU) dit CHATELLERAULT and Geneviève CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Marie-Anne GAGNON (maternal) Joseph CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Marguerite-Veronique PARENT

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Michel married Geneviève-Athanase MERCIER 22 January 1770 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève-Athanase MERCIER was born 27 April 1736 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Geneviève-Athanase died 29 March 1802 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Geneviève-Athanase was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine ASSELIN.

Michel BONODEAU dit CHÂTELLERAULT died 31 October 1800 in Québec, Lower Canada .

m. Mercier Genevieve-Athanase

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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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Geneviève-Athanase MERCIER-- Date: 22 January 1770 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève-Athanase MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine ASSELIN

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1745 Birth
28 September 1745
Québec, 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 BONODEAU dit CHÂTELLERAULT and Geneviève-Athanase MERCIER 22 January 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 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.