Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

(b. 5 October 1696 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1768 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was born 5 October 1696 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was the child of Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHER

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

Jean-Claude married Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE 3 November 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE was born 7 August 1698 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Catherine MENARD.

Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE died 27 January 1768 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, 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-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE married

Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE-- Date: 3 November 1722 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Marie-Catherine MENARD

Children of Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE:

Jean-François DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE (b.11 August 1723, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1784, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 27 January 1744 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1696 Birth
5 October 1696
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Claude DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Madeleine MENARD dite RIVIERE 3 November 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Jean-François DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was born 11 August 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Claude was 26 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Jean-François DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE married 27 January 1744, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

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.