Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born

25 November 1767 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 March 1806 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Born: 25 November 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Charlotte MORIN

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Madeleine married Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS 1 September 1790 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS was born 3 March 1763 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Paul-Hippolyte died 30 October 1845 in Canada. Paul-Hippolyte was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE.

Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS died 21 March 1806 in Saint-André, 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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Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS married

Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS
Marriage date: 1 September 1790
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Françoise COTE

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Birth — 1767
25 November 1767
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS and Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS 1 September 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 22 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)