Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born

28 December 1745 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1811 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Laurent married Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) 9 January 1769 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) was born 18 December 1750 in Port Royal, Acadia . Anne Marie died 16 June 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Anne Marie was the child of Pierre LEPRINCE and Félicité BOURGEOIS .

Parents & Family of Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Parents of Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Father

Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY

Mother

Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Grandparents of Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY married

Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE)
Marriage date: 9 January 1769
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) was the child of Pierre LEPRINCE and Félicité BOURGEOIS

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Children of Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE)

Marie DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 29 August 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 May 1819, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 17 August 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 September 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born: 25 September 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 October 1834, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François-D'assise DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born: 4 May 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 September 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 18 November 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 December 1823, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Madeleine DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 1 July 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 June 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 19 April 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1827, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

Born: 8 March 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 April 1841, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Esther DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

Born: 11 July 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 4 February 1825, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1745
28 December 1745
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) 9 January 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 29 August 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 17 August 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Laurent DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 25 September 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 28 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
François-D'assise DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 4 May 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 32 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 18 November 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 1 July 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 38 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 19 April 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 40 years old.

1787 Death of Child
Josephte DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY died 11 June 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 41 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 8 March 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 42 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Esther DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY was born 11 July 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 47 years old.

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne Marie PRINCE (LEPRINCE) died 16 June 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1801 Death of Child
Marguerite DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY died 2 September 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Laurent was 55 years old.

Death — 1811
21 March 1811
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.

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