Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

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14 March 1728 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1809 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Josephte MOREAU

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Born: 14 March 1728 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

Mother: Josephte MOREAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR , Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MOREAU , Marie-Francoise FRIGON

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Joseph-Pierre married Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME 28 April 1752 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 5 March 1758 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Catherine was the child of Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Catherine MASSÉ.

Joseph-Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 5 February 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 30 May 1808 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 31 December 1809 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Genereux Marie-Josephte
m. Petit Catherine

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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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Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME
Marriage date: 28 April 1752
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME was the child of Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Catherine MASSÉ

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Marie-Josephte GENEREUX
Marriage date: 5 February 1759
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GENEREUX was the child of Antoine GENEREUX and Marie-Josephe TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Birth — 1728
14 March 1728
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME 28 April 1752, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 24 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME died 5 March 1758, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 5 February 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 30 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.

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.