Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

Born

29 January 1746 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

17 May 1837 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Born: 29 January 1746 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

Father

Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Mother

Marie-Angélique PICHE

Grandparents of Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS Madeleine BRAULT

Maternal grandparents

François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ Angélique LAPORTE

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

Louis married Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 7 January 1751 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Agathe-Clemence died 5 June 1814 in Joliette, Lower Canada . Marie-Agathe-Clemence was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU.

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU died 17 May 1837 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU married

Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 19 October 1772
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU

Children of Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU and Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

Marie-Agathe DESILETS

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 May 1844, Joliette, Canada East

Married: François-Regis REGUINDEAU (RIENDEAU) 24 February 1800 Place: Joliette, Lower 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 — 1746
29 January 1746
L'Assomption, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU and Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESILETS married 24 February 1800, Joliette, Lower Canada to François-Regis REGUINDEAU (RIENDEAU)

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN died 5 June 1814, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

Death — 1837
17 May 1837
Joliette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 91.

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