Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Born

19 January 1727 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

10 November 1809 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Louise married Antoine GÉLINAS 23 November 1744 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine GÉLINAS was born 5 March 1715 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Antoine died 21 November 1786 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT .

Parents & Family of Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Parents of Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Father

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother

Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Grandparents of Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Paternal grandparents

Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE Françoise LAFOND

Maternal grandparents

Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Antoine GÉLINAS
Marriage date: 23 November 1744
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Antoine GÉLINAS was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT

Children of Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Marie-Josephe GELINAS

Born: 3 April 1748, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE 6 February 1769 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Veronique GELINAS

Born: 19 July 1754, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1795, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BRANCHAUD 11 February 1771 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louise's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1727
19 January 1727
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and Antoine GÉLINAS 23 November 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 17 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was born 3 April 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Louise was 21 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Veronique GELINAS was born 19 July 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Louise was 27 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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GELINAS married 6 February 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

1771 Marriage of Child
Veronique GELINAS married 11 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre BRANCHAUD

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.