flag male ancestor  Michel  DESY

  (b. 26 January 1736 Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 29 January 1815 Grondines, Lower Canada )  
Cause of Death: ouvrier

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Michel DESY was born 26 January 1736 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Michel DESY was the child of Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR   and   Genevieve DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) (maternal)  Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU)

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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, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).  Marie-Etiennette died 12 November 1798 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines).  Marie-Etiennette was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY.

Michel DESY died 29 January 1815 in Grondines, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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birth1736 Birth
26 January 1736
Champlain, Canada, New France
marriage1761 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.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESY married 9 October 1798, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Archange HAMELIN
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE died 12 November 1798, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESY married 5 October 1801, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Louis-Joseph ST-ARNAUD dit BERTRAND
death1815 Death
29 January 1815
Grondines, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
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