Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Born

10 December 1750 , Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1794 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph-Antoine married Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND 2 February 1784 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND was born 16 February 1762 in Nicolet, Canada . Marie-Marguerite died 28 August 1834 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Hyacinthe-Amable RATIER dit RAYMOND and Jeanne THERRIEN .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Parents of Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Father

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Mother

Marie-Jeanne-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ

Grandparents of Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LAMPRON dit DESFOSSÉS Madeleine GEOFFROY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS married

Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND
Marriage date: 2 February 1784
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND was the child of Hyacinthe-Amable RATIER dit RAYMOND and Jeanne THERRIEN

Children of Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND

Thérèse DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LACROIX 9 September 1811 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower 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 — 1750
10 December 1750
Nicolet, 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.

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.

1784 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Marie-Marguerite RAYMOND 2 February 1784, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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