Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

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6 May 1725 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1801 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

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Born: 6 May 1725 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Mother: Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Paternal grandparents: Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS , Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Florent LECLERC , Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

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Antoine married Françoise LEBLANC 29 April 1749 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise LEBLANC was born 12 June 1721 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise died 5 February 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Françoise was the child of René LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU.

Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS died 22 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS married

Françoise LEBLANC
Marriage date: 29 April 1749
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Françoise LEBLANC was the child of René LEBLANC dit LABRIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU

Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Françoise LEBLANC

Antoine DÉSILETS

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1835, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BIGOT 1 June 1772 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS

Born: abt. 1752, , Canada
Died: 27 September 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOURG 24 January 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1725
6 May 1725
Champlain, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Françoise LEBLANC 29 April 1749, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Antoine DÉSILETS married 1 June 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Madeleine BIGOT

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne DÉSILETS dite DESROSIERS married 24 January 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph BOURG

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise LEBLANC died 5 February 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1810
22 February 1801
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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Last updated: 11/22/2021 12:16:39 PM

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