Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

Born

16 January 1742 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

5 August 1813 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

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Born: 16 January 1742 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

Father

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR

Mother

Marguerite LAMY

Grandparents of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Maternal grandparents

Etienne LAMY Marguerite BLAIS

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

Charles married Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU 5 November 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU was born 28 May 1746 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Marie-Angelique died 17 June 1820 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marie-Angelique was the child of Alexis CARBONNEAU and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS.

Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR died 5 August 1813 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR married

Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 5 November 1764
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU was the child of Alexis CARBONNEAU and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS

Children of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU

Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born: 14 September 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER 17 August 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Born: 21 September 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul VACHER dit LACERTE 28 January 1788 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Born: 16 April 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1796, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Charles LEBRUN 7 November 1791 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Antoine LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born: 21 April 1773, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 December 1839, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Alexis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born: 19 May 1775, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 October 1852, Louiseville, Canada East

Louis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born: 11 February 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Born: 17 April 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1870, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1742
16 January 1742
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU 5 November 1764 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 14 September 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 21 September 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 16 April 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 29 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Antoine LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 21 April 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Alexis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 19 May 1775, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 33 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Louis LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 11 February 1778, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 17 April 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 43 years old.

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 28 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

1789 Marriage of Child
Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married 17 August 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 7 November 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada to Charles LEBRUN

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