Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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8 December 1760 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Died

19 October 1788 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Charlotte MORIN

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Born: 8 December 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Father: Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Charlotte MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marthe VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORIN , Marie-Charlotte DUBE

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Geneviève married Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 17 August 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Marie died 18 May 1836 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Jean-Marie was the child of Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT.

Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 19 October 1788 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Jean-Marie CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 17 August 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CHOUINARD was the child of Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT

Children of Jean-Marie CHOUINARD and Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Genevieve CHOUINARD

Born: 2 February 1786, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 September 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Joseph DUFOUR 25 October 1803 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Simon BLACKBURN 15 April 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1760
8 December 1760
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 17 August 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Genevieve CHOUINARD was born 2 February 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Geneviève was 25 years old.