Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

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4 July 1762 , Kamouraska, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS Josephte PARADIS

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Born: 4 July 1762 in Kamouraska, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Josephte PARADIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel PARADIS , Marie-Anne CÔTÉ

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Madeleine married Firmin BENOIT 25 June 1787 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Firmin BENOIT was born 6 January 1764 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Firmin died 14 April 1818 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Firmin was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU.

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Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS married

Firmin BENOIT
Marriage date: 25 June 1787
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Firmin BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU

Children of Firmin BENOIT and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Judith BENOIT

Born: 13 September 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel MATHIEU 31 July 1809 Place: Yamaska, 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 — 1762
4 July 1762
Kamouraska, Canada

1787 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS and Firmin BENOIT 25 June 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 24 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Judith BENOIT was born 13 September 1791, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

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