Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Born

8 February 1705 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1778 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

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Born: 8 February 1705 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Father

Etienne LARUE

Mother

Madeleine-Marie-Anne JUIN

Grandparents of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume LARUE Marie-Anne PEPIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre JUIN Marie-Jeanne BEAUJEAN

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

Joseph married Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX 30 April 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 25 March 1781 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN.

Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES died 25 May 1778 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES married

Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX
Marriage date: 30 April 1731
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX was the child of Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Children of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX

Elisabeth LARUE dite DESPLAINES

Born: 29 March 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1804, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Amable AVARE 5 May 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Born: 7 November 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE 11 February 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, 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 — 1705
8 February 1705
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX 30 April 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LARUE dite DESPLAINES was born 29 March 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES was born 7 November 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LARUE dite DESPLAINES married 5 May 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada to Louis-Amable AVARE

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES married 11 February 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

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.