Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born

5 January 1756 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1836 , St-Pascal, Kamouraska, Canada

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Anne MICHAUD 26 October 1778 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne MICHAUD was born 6 November 1755 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 23 October 1836 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques MICHAUD and Marie-Josephte OUELLET .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Parents of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Father

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother

Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel CÔTÉ Elisabeth BERNIER

m. Michaud Marie-Anne

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS

Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Anne MICHAUD
Marriage date: 26 October 1778
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne MICHAUD was the child of Jacques MICHAUD and Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Children of Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne MICHAUD

Jean-Raphael ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 14 March 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise CARON 26 November 1810 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Scholastique ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 27 October 1784, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 May 1835, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François PELLETIER 8 February 1802 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 27 June 1794, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 29 August 1871, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Adélaïde PELLETIER 19 October 1813 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph-Marie's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1756
5 January 1756
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 - 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne MICHAUD 26 October 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Raphael ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 March 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Scholastique ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 27 October 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 28 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 27 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 38 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Scholastique ROY dite DESJARDINS married 8 February 1802, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Jean-François PELLETIER

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean-Raphael ROY dit DESJARDINS married 26 November 1810, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise CARON

1813 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS married 19 October 1813, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Adélaïde PELLETIER

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)

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)