Michel DESY

Born

26 January 1736 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1815 , Grondines, Lower Canada

Cause of Death: ouvrier

Michel married Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE 31 March 1761 in Champlain, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE was born 31 March 1734 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Etiennette died 12 November 1798 in Grondines, Lower Canada . Marie-Etiennette was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY .

Parents & Family of Michel DESY

Parents of Michel DESY

Father

Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Mother

Genevieve DESROSIERS

Grandparents of Michel DESY

Paternal grandparents

Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Maternal grandparents

Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel DESY

Michel DESY married

Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE
Marriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada

See marriage record for Michel DESY and Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE
Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY

Children of Michel DESY and Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE

Joseph DESY

Born: 22 January 1767, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1841, Grondines, Canada East

Married: Archange HAMELIN 9 October 1798 Place: Grondines, Lower Canada

Marguerite DESY

Born: 9 May 1773, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 November 1858, Grondines, Canada East

Married: Louis-Joseph ST-ARNAUD dit BERTRAND 5 October 1801 Place: Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
26 January 1736
Champlain, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESY and Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE 31 March 1761, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph DESY was born 22 January 1767, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel was 31 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESY was born 9 May 1773, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel was 37 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESY married 9 October 1798, Grondines, Lower Canada to Archange HAMELIN

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE died 12 November 1798, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESY married 5 October 1801, Batiscan, Lower Canada to Louis-Joseph ST-ARNAUD dit BERTRAND

Death — 1815
29 January 1815
Grondines, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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