Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born

30 May 1734 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

21 May 1801 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Francois married Madeleine TOUTANT 26 September 1758 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine TOUTANT was born 18 September 1739 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 3 January 1810 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR .

Parents & Family of Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Parents of Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Father

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother

Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Grandparents of Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Paternal grandparents

Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE Françoise LAFOND

Maternal grandparents

Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

m. Toutant Madeleine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married

Madeleine TOUTANT
Marriage date: 26 September 1758
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Madeleine TOUTANT was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR

Children of Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Madeleine TOUTANT

Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François MASSÉ 20 February 1792 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois'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 — 1734
30 May 1734
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Madeleine TOUTANT 26 September 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 24 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.