Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born

5 May 1703 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1780 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Born: 5 May 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER

Mother: Marie-Anne MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie MAJOR

Maternal grandparents: Joachim MARTIN , Anne-Charlotte PETIT

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Louis married Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE 22 April 1732 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 16 August 1770 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN).

Louis married (2) Angélique JANOT dite BELHUMEUR 26 November 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique JANOT dite BELHUMEUR was born 9 January 1719 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Angélique died 29 January 1777 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne ALARIE.

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS died 3 July 1780 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, 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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Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 22 April 1732
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Amable ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 30 January 1733, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1733, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 11 May 1734, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1756, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 15 May 1752 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 23 January 1736, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1814, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS 31 March 1761 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Married: Marguerite-Amable NEVEU 4 August 1766 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 6 September 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1780, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 9 July 1739, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1762, Lanoraie, Canada

Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 24 April 1741, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1794, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise-Elisabeth ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 24 July 1743, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1815, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Hector LEFOURNIER dit DUVIVIER 9 January 1764 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 3 February 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 25 July 1790, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph MARION 23 September 1765 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Angélique JANOT dite BELHUMEUR
Marriage date: 26 November 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique JANOT dite BELHUMEUR was the child of Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR and Marie-Anne ALARIE

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Birth — 1703
5 May 1703
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE 22 April 1732, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 28 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 30 January 1733, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 11 May 1734, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 31 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 January 1736, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 32 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 6 September 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 34 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jacques ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 9 July 1739, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 36 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 24 April 1741, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 37 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise-Elisabeth ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 24 July 1743, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 40 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 3 February 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 42 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ROY dite DESJARDINS married 15 May 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

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

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Louise ROY dite DESJARDINS died 1 January 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Louis was 52 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married 31 March 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS

1762 Death of Child
Jacques ROY dit DESJARDINS died 19 January 1762, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 58 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise-Elisabeth ROY dite DESJARDINS married 9 January 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Louis-Hector LEFOURNIER dit DUVIVIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS married 23 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph MARION

1766 Marriage of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married 4 August 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marguerite-Amable NEVEU

1770 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Angélique JANOT dite BELHUMEUR 26 November 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 67 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE died 16 August 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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.