Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

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14 September 1765 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU

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

Father: Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR

Mother: Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR , Marguerite LAMY

Maternal grandparents: Alexis CARBONNEAU , Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS

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Charles married Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER 17 August 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise LEMIRE.

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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 LACERTE dite VACHER
Marriage date: 17 August 1789
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise LEMIRE

Children of Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER

Marie-Catherine LESIEUR

Born: 1 January 1790, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gervais LAMBERT 10 February 1806 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Paul LESIEUR

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Charles LESIEUR

Born: 8 March 1792, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Alexis LESIEUR

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 May 1882, Louiseville, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Emmanuel DESAULNIERS

Born: 25 September 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 14 January 1868, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1765
14 September 1765
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

1789 Marriage / Partner
Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER 17 August 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR was born 1 January 1790, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 24 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Charles LESIEUR was born 8 March 1792, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles was 26 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Joseph-Emmanuel DESAULNIERS was born 25 September 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles was 40 years old.

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