Françoise MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS LAVIOLETTE

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20 November 1659 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1743 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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Jacques MOUSSEAU dit LAVIOLETTE Marguerite SAUVIOT dite LAVERGNE

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Born: 20 November 1659 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MOUSSEAU dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Marguerite SAUVIOT dite LAVERGNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean SAUVIOT dit LAVERGNE , Louise BRODEUR

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Françoise married Jean-François MANDEVILLE abt. 1680 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François MANDEVILLE was born abt. 1644 in Rouen, France. Jean-François died 13 August 1704 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas).

Françoise MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS LAVIOLETTE died 16 May 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Françoise MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS LAVIOLETTE married

Jean-François MANDEVILLE
Marriage date: abt. 1680
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marriage notes:

PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are records of the baptisms of their children, the first one being in 1681 at Repentigny.

Children of Jean-François MANDEVILLE and Françoise MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS LAVIOLETTE

Jean MANDEVILLE

Born: abt. 1680, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 July 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE 27 July 1705 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE

Born: 26 December 1682, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1684, Champlain, Canada, New France

François MANDEVILLE

Born: abt. 1685, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE

Born: 6 August 1689, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1701, , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre MANDEVILLE

Born: 5 September 1692, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1782, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise LANIEL DESROSIERS 17 February 1721 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Married: Dorothee PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 8 January 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Marie BOUCHER 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Catherine LESCARBEAU 15 February 1752 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1659
20 November 1659
Montréal, Canada, New France

1659 Baptism
Baptism found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Nov 1659

Francoise Mousseau
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Census - Montreal, Quebec
Jacques Musseaux de la Violette 35 Habitant
Marguerite Sauviau 23 Epouse
Francoise Musseaux 7 Fille
Marie Musseaux 5 Fille
Marguerite Musseaux 3 Fille
Jacques Musseaux 4 mois Fils
1666 Montreal Census
The History of Montréal: The Story of Great North American City

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE was born 26 December 1682, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Françoise was 23 years old.

1684 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE died 8 July 1684, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE was born 6 August 1689, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Françoise was 29 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Pierre MANDEVILLE was born 5 September 1692, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François MANDEVILLE died 13 August 1704, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1705 Marriage of Child
Jean MANDEVILLE married 27 July 1705, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Pierre MANDEVILLE married 17 February 1721, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Louise LANIEL DESROSIERS

1734 Marriage of Child
Pierre MANDEVILLE married 8 January 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Dorothee PELLETIER dite ANTAYA