Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

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15 August 1699 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1781 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Born: 15 August 1699 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER

Mother: Marie-Anne MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie MAJOR

Maternal grandparents: Joachim MARTIN , Anne-Charlotte PETIT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD 5 September 1722 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD was born 14 February 1692 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Madeleine died 1 May 1775 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS died 30 August 1781 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD
Marriage date: 5 September 1722
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: abt. 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 February 1756, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ 1 July 1749 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 23 September 1728, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1755, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE 23 November 1751 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 22 December 1731, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1756, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine MOREAU 26 November 1754 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 22 February 1737, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1813, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE 12 September 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 February 1764 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1699
15 August 1699
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD 5 September 1722, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 23 September 1728, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 22 December 1731, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 22 February 1737, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS married 1 July 1749 , Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) to Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ

1751 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS married 23 November 1751, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married 26 November 1754, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Catherine MOREAU

1755 Death of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS died 11 December 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS died 13 January 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS died 28 February 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS married 12 September 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS married 13 February 1764 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD died 1 May 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.