Jean SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

Born

11 October 1777 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 September 1844 , Cacouna, Canada East

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Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS Marie-Anne MICHAUD

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Born: 11 October 1777 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

Mother: Marie-Anne MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS , Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS

Maternal grandparents: Louis MICHAUD , Marie-Geneviève ALBERT

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Jean married Suzanne SAINDON 19 July 1796 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Suzanne SAINDON was born 6 May 1776 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Suzanne died 31 May 1843 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Suzanne was the child of Jean SAINDON and Veronique COTE.

Jean SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 7 September 1844 in Cacouna, Canada East .
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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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Suzanne SAINDON
Marriage date: 19 July 1796
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Suzanne SAINDON was the child of Jean SAINDON and Veronique COTE

Children of Jean SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Suzanne SAINDON

Cyprien SIROIS

Born: 7 March 1800, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 30 September 1880, Cacouna, Québec, Canada

Married: Emilie GUERET dite DUMONT 23 February 1824 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Narcisse SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

Born: 24 August 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 16 April 1872, Portneuf, Québec, Canada

Married: Thecle HUDON dite BEAULIEU 4 February 1834 Place: Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

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Birth — 1777
11 October 1777
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jean SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Suzanne SAINDON 19 July 1796, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 18 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Cyprien SIROIS was born 7 March 1800, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Jean was 22 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Narcisse SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 24 August 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Jean was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Cyprien SIROIS married 23 February 1824, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Emilie GUERET dite DUMONT

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Narcisse SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS married 4 February 1834, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna) to Thecle HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)