Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Born

24 July 1721 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

9 June 1800 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Born: 24 July 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Father

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Mother

Madeleine BRAULT

Grandparents of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR Madeleine LESIEGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Angélique PICHE 15 February 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique PICHE was born 26 February 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Angélique died 7 May 1755 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTE.

Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 9 June 1800 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS married

Marie-Angélique PICHE
Marriage date: 15 February 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique PICHE was the child of François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTE

Children of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

Born: 29 January 1746, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1837, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS

Born: 27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1832, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR 12 February 1770 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE 3 October 1780 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1721
24 July 1721
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE 15 February 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was born 29 January 1746, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique PICHE died 7 May 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 12 February 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU married 19 October 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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 Marriage of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 3 October 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE

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)

Death — 1800
9 June 1800
Joliette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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