Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS

Born

19 July 1718 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON)

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Born: 19 July 1718 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS

Mother: Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE , Jeanne GARNIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) 29 January 1753 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) was born 24 January 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Ursule died 13 May 1788 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Ursule was the child of Nicolas BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) and Madeleine HUPPÉ.

Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS died 6 April 1797 in L'Assomption, 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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Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS married

Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU)
Marriage date: 29 January 1753
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) was the child of Nicolas BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) and Madeleine HUPPÉ

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Birth — 1718
19 July 1718
Repentigny, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS - Baptism

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

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

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) 29 January 1753 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 34 years old.

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.

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.