Jean-Nicolas PATOINE dit DESROSIERS

Born

22 December 1723 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1780 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean Francois Nicolas PATOINE Marie-Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

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Born: 22 December 1723 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean Francois Nicolas PATOINE

Mother: Marie-Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LUNEAU (LOUINEAU) , Apolline BISSON

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Jean-Nicolas married Catherine TANGUAY 19 January 1761 in Saint-Vallier, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine TANGUAY was born 19 June 1740 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 26 April 1809 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Jacques TANGUAY and Catherine ELIE dite BRETON.

Jean-Nicolas PATOINE dit DESROSIERS died 10 August 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Jean-Nicolas PATOINE dit DESROSIERS married

Catherine TANGUAY
Marriage date: 19 January 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada
Catherine TANGUAY was the child of Jacques TANGUAY and Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

Children of Jean-Nicolas PATOINE dit DESROSIERS and Catherine TANGUAY

Pierre PATOINE dit DESROSIERS

Born: 7 June 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Cecile TRAHAN 2 September 1805 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1723
22 December 1723
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Nicolas PATOINE dit DESROSIERS and Catherine TANGUAY 19 January 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 37 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.

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 Birth of Child
Pierre PATOINE dit DESROSIERS was born 7 June 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Nicolas was 55 years old.