Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Born

15 August 1760 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

Died

8 May 1799 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 August 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

Parents of Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Father

Gabriel DESROCHERS

Mother

Louise-Catherine LEMERLE

Grandparents of Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Louis LEMERLE Marie-Anne CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married François BOISVERT 17 August 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BOISVERT was born 12 December 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France. François died 8 May 1824 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada. François was the child of François BOISVERT and Marie-Geneviève MARTEL.

Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE died 8 May 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE married

François BOISVERT
Marriage date: 17 August 1778
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
François BOISVERT was the child of François BOISVERT and Marie-Geneviève MARTEL

Children of François BOISVERT and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE

Joseph BOISVERT

Born: 11 June 1783, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise COTE 22 April 1806 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, 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 — 1760
15 August 1760
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIERE and François BOISVERT 17 August 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph BOISVERT was born 11 June 1783, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 22 years old.