Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born

13 January 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1776 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX Suzanne JEANNE dite ROBERT

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Born: 13 January 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Mother: Suzanne JEANNE dite ROBERT

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Marie-Anne FERRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Martin JEANNE , Marie POT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Rose PROULX 29 February 1756 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Rose PROULX was born 29 January 1730 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Rose died 11 September 1800 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Rose was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR).

Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX died 8 February 1776 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, 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 Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

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Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX married

Marie-Rose PROULX
Marriage date: 29 February 1756
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Rose PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

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Children of Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Rose PROULX

Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born: 22 April 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1827, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Marie-Rose DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Born: 9 October 1760, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada
Died: 2 March 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada

Marie-Rose DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Born: 8 September 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada
Died: 25 July 1835, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LALLIER dit MARCHETERRE 21 January 1782 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born: 7 April 1764, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born: 21 October 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Francois DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 December 1854, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Married: Marguerite RICHARD 9 February 1795 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Genevieve DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Born: 18 March 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1854, Cap-Santé, Canada East

Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Born: 28 September 1771, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born: 28 November 1772, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Born: 23 May 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1734
13 January 1734
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Rose PROULX 29 February 1756 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX was born 22 April 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 9 October 1760, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Rose DEROME dite DESCARREAUX died 2 March 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 8 September 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX was born 7 April 1764, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX died 6 April 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX was born 21 October 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Genevieve DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 18 March 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 28 September 1771, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX was born 28 November 1772, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Jacques DEROME dit DESCARREAUX died 5 March 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Madeleine DEROME dite DESCARREAUX was born 23 May 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.