Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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28 March 1732 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1801 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

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Born: 28 March 1732 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE , Marie-Jacqueline HAREL

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Ursule-Amable married Pierre-Francois GENEREUX 29 January 1753 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Francois GENEREUX was born 7 January 1728 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre-Francois died 13 December 1821 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre-Francois was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE.

Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 1 January 1801 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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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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Pierre-Francois GENEREUX
Marriage date: 29 January 1753
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Pierre-Francois GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

Children of Pierre-Francois GENEREUX and Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Amable-Ursule GENEREUX

Born: 7 September 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1781, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 21 June 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François GENEREUX

Born: 11 November 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1845, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Claire GERVAIS 12 April 1790 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1732
28 March 1732
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Pierre-Francois GENEREUX 29 January 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX was born 7 September 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Ursule-Amable was 23 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.

1767 Birth of Child
François GENEREUX was born 11 November 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Ursule-Amable was 35 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX married 21 June 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Louis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE

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.

1781 Death of Child
Amable-Ursule GENEREUX died 13 March 1781, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Ursule-Amable was 48 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
François GENEREUX married 12 April 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Claire GERVAIS

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

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

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

Death — 1801
1 January 1801
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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Last updated: 7/27/2020 7:24:01 AM

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