Geneviève HÉNAULT dite DESROSIERS

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abt. 1758 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

3 February 1835 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Nicolas HÉNAULT (ENAUD)Catherine-Marguerite PIETTE (PIET)

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Born: abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Nicolas HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Mother: Catherine-Marguerite PIETTE (PIET)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) , Geneviève GENEREUX

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE , Marie BOUCHER

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Geneviève married Pierre-Simon TELLIER 23 October 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre-Simon TELLIER was born 21 February 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre-Simon died 28 July 1834 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre-Simon was the child of Charles TELLIER and Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Geneviève HÉNAULT dite DESROSIERS died 3 February 1835 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Geneviève HÉNAULT dite DESROSIERS married

Pierre-Simon TELLIER
Marriage date: 23 October 1780
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Simon TELLIER was the child of Charles TELLIER and Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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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.

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Geneviève HÉNAULT dite DESROSIERS and Pierre-Simon TELLIER 23 October 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)