Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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2 September 1753 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1834 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Luce-Louise RICHARD

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Born: 2 September 1753 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Luce-Louise RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marthe VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RICHARD , Elisabeth GAMACHE

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Charles married Angelique ARPIN 3 March 1783 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angelique ARPIN was born 7 September 1766 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique died 6 May 1836 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 17 April 1834 in Saint-Ours, 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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Spouse & Children of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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Angelique ARPIN
Marriage date: 3 March 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique ARPIN was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Angelique ARPIN

Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 10 June 1788, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 August 1866, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Antoine VANDAL 30 August 1822 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 18 February 1790, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1858, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East

Married: Antoine MASSE 4 November 1811 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie MIVILLE (MAINVILLE)

Born: 2 August 1792, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean LACROIX 17 October 1815 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Antoine MAINVILLE

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN 15 November 1825 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1753
2 September 1753
La Pocatière, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Angelique ARPIN 3 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 10 June 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 34 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 18 February 1790, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie MIVILLE (MAINVILLE) was born 2 August 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 38 years old.

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

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 4 November 1811, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Antoine MASSE

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie MIVILLE (MAINVILLE) married 17 October 1815 , La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Jean LACROIX

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 30 August 1822 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine VANDAL

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

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

1825 Marriage of Child
Antoine MAINVILLE married 15 November 1825 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Josephte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN

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