François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

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6 November 1782 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 January 1832 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Therese BOUCHER

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Born: 6 November 1782 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Therese BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON

Maternal grandparents: François BOUCHER , Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

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François married Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE 3 July 1804 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE was born 13 August 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Marguerite died 10 April 1833 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND.

François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 7 January 1832 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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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François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE
Marriage date: 3 July 1804
Marriage place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE was the child of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE

Isaac DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: May 1821, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1902, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie Olympe FAUCHER

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Birth — 1782
6 November 1782
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE 3 July 1804, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

He was 21 years old.

François DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE - 1804 marriage

1804 marriage

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Isaac DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born May 1821, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

François was 38 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England