Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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17 January 1729 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1756 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Born: 17 January 1729 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents: Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE , Françoise LAFOND

Maternal grandparents: Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE , Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

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Marie-Catherine married Alexis GÉLINAS 17 February 1744 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alexis GÉLINAS was born 18 May 1717 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Alexis died 30 July 1752 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Alexis was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT.

Marie-Catherine married (2) Louis MILLET 7 January 1754 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis MILLET was born 4 June 1723 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louis died 26 January 1803 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louis was the child of Mathieu MILLET and Marie-Geneviève BANLIAC.

Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 6 March 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .

m. Gelinas Alexis
m. Millet Louis

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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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Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Alexis GÉLINAS
Marriage date: 17 February 1744
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Alexis GÉLINAS was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Marguerite BENOIT

Children of Alexis GÉLINAS and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Catherine GELINAS

Born: 11 February 1746, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1783, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin CARPENTIER 21 September 1762 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Alexis GELINAS

Born: 21 November 1748, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 6 July 1830, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Anastasie DOUCET 6 July 1772 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephte GELINAS

Born: 14 September 1750, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1831, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste LORD (LAURE) 22 February 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Louis MILLET
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Louis MILLET was the child of Mathieu MILLET and Marie-Geneviève BANLIAC

Children of Louis MILLET and Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Louis MILLET

Born: 26 September 1754, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine CORBIN 29 April 1776 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1729
17 January 1729
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and Alexis GÉLINAS 17 February 1744 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 15 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Catherine GELINAS was born 11 February 1746, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine was 17 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Alexis GELINAS was born 21 November 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GELINAS was born 14 September 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis GÉLINAS died 30 July 1752, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and Louis MILLET 7 January 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 24 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Louis MILLET was born 26 September 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

Death — 1756
6 March 1756
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 27.

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