Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Born

12 August 1723 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

4 July 1796 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

4 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 12 August 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Father

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

Mother

Josephte MOREAU

Grandparents of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MOREAU Marie-Francoise FRIGON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles-Joseph married Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire-Amable RICHARD was born 26 April 1731 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Claire-Amable died 19 October 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Claire-Amable was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER.

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 4 July 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Charles-Joseph appear below.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married

Claire-Amable RICHARD
Marriage date: 21 January 1750
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Claire-Amable RICHARD was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER

Children of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD

Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 October 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise DESHAIES 9 February 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR

Born: 3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 13 September 1849, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Ignace DESHAIES 7 April 1777 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Charles-Joseph'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)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR.

How to read this timeline
Records about Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1723
12 August 1723
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 26 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was born 3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles-Joseph was 37 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 9 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Françoise DESHAIES

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.