Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

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28 January 1709 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

7 May 1790 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS Marguerite TOUPIN

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Born: 28 January 1709 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Marguerite TOUPIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS , Catherine LATOUR dite SIMONET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine TOUPIN , Louise CLOUTIER

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Francois-Toussaint married Genevieve MICHAUD 13 January 1738 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Genevieve MICHAUD was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 26 March 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Madeleine CADIEUX.

Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS died 7 May 1790 in Kamouraska, 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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Genevieve MICHAUD
Marriage date: 13 January 1738
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Genevieve MICHAUD was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Madeleine CADIEUX

Children of Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD

Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

Born: 16 February 1739, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 15 March 1802, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique OUELLET 8 October 1764 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 15 December 1740, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1802, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS 28 September 1761 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Dorothee CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 24 February 1746, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Charles MIGNEAULT dit LABRIE 12 October 1767 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

Born: 19 March 1748, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1815, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Veronique SIROIS 8 October 1770 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 September 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Born: 22 May 1757, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1830, St-Pascal, Kamouraska, Canada

Married: Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS 2 October 1775 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1709
28 January 1709
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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD 13 January 1738, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS was born 16 February 1739, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Toussaint was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 15 December 1740, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Toussaint was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Dorothee CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 24 February 1746, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Toussaint was 37 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS was born 19 March 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Toussaint was 39 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 22 May 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Toussaint was 48 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS married 28 September 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

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
Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS married 8 October 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Angelique OUELLET

1767 Marriage of Child
Dorothee CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS married 12 October 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles MIGNEAULT dit LABRIE

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS married 8 October 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Veronique SIROIS

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS married 2 October 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS

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.