Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

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10 August 1718 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1796 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS Thérèse MENARD

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Born: 10 August 1718 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Thérèse MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Robert DESMARAIS , Elisabeth RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Etienne married Marie-Jeanne GIROUX 7 January 1744 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne GIROUX was born 1 April 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Jeanne died 10 September 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Agnes GARNIER.

Etienne married (2) Marie-Louise LECLERC 27 November 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise LECLERC was born 26 March 1717 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Louise died 25 June 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE.

Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS died 23 April 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Jeanne Giroux
m. Marie Louise Leclerc

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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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Spouse & Children of Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

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Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS married

Marie-Jeanne GIROUX
Marriage date: 7 January 1744
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Marie-Agnes GARNIER

Children of Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne GIROUX

Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS

Born: 14 February 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1815, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine ROGERIS 20 August 1770 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marguerite-Josephte LAPORTE 10 February 1777 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS

Born: 10 April 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LÉCUYER 22 February 1773 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS married

Marie-Louise LECLERC
Marriage date: 27 November 1780
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise LECLERC was the child of Louis LECLERC and Élisabeth-Gabrielle BASTIEN dite PHILIPPE

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Birth — 1718
10 August 1718
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Jeanne GIROUX 7 January 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS was born 14 February 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Etienne was 31 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS was born 10 April 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Etienne was 37 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS married 20 August 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine ROGERIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve DESNOYERS married 22 February 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre LÉCUYER

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS married 10 February 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite-Josephte LAPORTE

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne GIROUX died 10 September 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1780 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Louise LECLERC 27 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 62 years old.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise LECLERC died 25 June 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

Death — 1796
23 April 1796
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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