Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

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30 April 1719 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1792 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Born: 30 April 1719 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

Mother: Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) , Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 1 May 1741 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 25 December 1721 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 9 June 1788 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET.

Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 10 June 1792 in La Pocatière, Lower 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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Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 1 May 1741
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Marie-Charlotte SIROIS

Born: 24 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1776, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois SIROIS

Born: 16 July 1743, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Francoise SIROIS

Born: 10 April 1746, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie DIONNE 15 July 1765 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph-Marie SIROIS

Born: 13 August 1748, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1813, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rosalie PARADIS 21 November 1774 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre SIROIS

Born: abt. 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1826, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 10 February 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1719
30 April 1719
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE 1 May 1741 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte SIROIS was born 24 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois SIROIS was born 16 July 1743, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Francoise SIROIS was born 10 April 1746, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SIROIS was born 13 August 1748, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Francoise SIROIS married 15 July 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Joseph-Marie DIONNE

1772 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Francoise SIROIS died 7 March 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie SIROIS married 21 November 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Rosalie PARADIS

1775 Death of Child
Jean-Francois SIROIS died 5 May 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 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.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte SIROIS died 13 August 1776, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Pierre SIROIS married 10 February 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE died 9 June 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

Death — 1792
10 June 1792
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.

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