Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS

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7 October 1753 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

10 February 1824 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ

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Born: 7 October 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel CÔTÉ , Elisabeth BERNIER

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Augustin married Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 2 October 1775 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 22 May 1757 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Ursule died 26 August 1830 in St-Pascal, Kamouraska, Canada. Marie-Ursule was the child of Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD.

Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS died 10 February 1824 in Kamouraska, 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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Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS
Marriage date: 2 October 1775
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD

Children of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Germain ROY dit VOISINE

Born: 10 February 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 March 1867, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Perpetue LEVASSEUR 21 February 1803 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 22 May 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1824, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS 25 July 1803 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1753
7 October 1753
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 2 October 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Germain ROY dit VOISINE was born 10 February 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Augustin was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 22 May 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Augustin was 33 years old.

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Germain ROY dit VOISINE married 21 February 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Perpetue LEVASSEUR

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS married 25 July 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

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