Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

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Died

15 April 1812 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Celeste married Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE 7 February 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada. Pierre died 11 October 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU .

Parents & Family of Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Parents of Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Father

Jean LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

Mother

Marguerite MILLOT (MILOT)

Grandparents of Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Paternal grandparents

Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Marie BÉNARD

Maternal grandparents

Charles MILLOT (MILOT) Marie POTHIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married

Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE
Marriage date: 7 February 1757
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE was the child of François ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Catherine PLUMEREAU

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Children of Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Eugenie ROY dite LA PENSÉE

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 July 1847, Lachine, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Antoine BOYER 12 February 1781 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Celeste's Québec records.

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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Celeste LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS and Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE 7 February 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ROY dit LA PENSÉE died 11 October 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.