Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT

Born

18 October 1768 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 December 1840 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR

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Born: 18 October 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT

Mother: Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR , Antoinette DESMARAIS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR , Thérèse BIGOT

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Michel married Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE 4 October 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE was born 1 February 1768 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 8 January 1811 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis-Le-Jeune CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Elisabeth DANSEREAU.

Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT died 7 December 1840 in Yamaska, 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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Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT married

Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE
Marriage date: 4 October 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE was the child of Louis-Le-Jeune CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Elisabeth DANSEREAU

Children of Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT and Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE

Alexis DESORCY dit LINCOURT

Born: 20 December 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 26 March 1877, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Barbe DAUNAIS 28 September 1819 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste DESORCY dit LINCOURT

Born: 17 December 1798, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 18 January 1861, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Veronique LAVALLEE 6 October 1817 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Monique DESORCY

Born: 11 September 1802, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine LAVALLEE 9 November 1818 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1768
18 October 1768
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT and Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE 4 October 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 21 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Alexis DESORCY dit LINCOURT was born 20 December 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESORCY dit LINCOURT was born 17 December 1798, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Monique DESORCY was born 11 September 1802, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 33 years old.

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIERE died 8 January 1811, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESORCY dit LINCOURT married 6 October 1817, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Veronique LAVALLEE

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Monique DESORCY married 9 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine LAVALLEE

1819 Marriage of Child
Alexis DESORCY dit LINCOURT married 28 September 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Barbe DAUNAIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England