Joseph DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Born

6 March 1749 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1791 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX Suzanne JEANNE dite ROBERT

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Born: 6 March 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Mother: Suzanne JEANNE dite ROBERT

Paternal grandparents: Jean DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Marie-Anne FERRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Martin JEANNE , Marie POT

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Joseph married Julie THUOT dite DUVAL 21 November 1774 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie THUOT dite DUVAL was born 26 June 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Julie died 22 May 1821 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Julie was the child of Pascal THUOT and Josephe TRUDEAU.

Joseph DEROME dit DESCARREAUX died 10 December 1791 in La Prairie, 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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Julie THUOT dite DUVAL
Marriage date: 21 November 1774
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Julie THUOT dite DUVAL was the child of Pascal THUOT and Josephe TRUDEAU

Children of Joseph DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Julie THUOT dite DUVAL

Jean-Baptiste DEROME

Born: 24 March 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1842, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

Married: Louise COUPAL 13 June 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph DEROME

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Agathe ROY 27 July 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1749
6 March 1749
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Julie THUOT dite DUVAL 21 November 1774, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEROME was born 24 March 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)