Laurent DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Born: 4 May 1805, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Felicite CHARRON dite DUCHARME 22 June 1824 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Pierre
DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Born
10 March 1776
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
18 August 1855
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
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Born: 10 March 1776 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Pierre married Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE 18 June 1798 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE was born 24 August 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Angelique-Desanges died 13 May 1846 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . Angelique-Desanges was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Felicite DELAUMAY (DELOME).
Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 18 August 1855 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 
Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE
Marriage date: 18 June 1798
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Felicite DELAUMAY (DELOME)
Angelique-Desanges LAPORTEMarriage date: 18 June 1798
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE was the child of Pierre-Sulpice LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Felicite DELAUMAY (DELOME)
Children of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Born: 19 February 1813, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Died: 24 October 1883, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1883, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
Married: Genevieve GEOFFROY 14 February 1843 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Born: 12 September 1817, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Died: 5 September 1895, St-Félix de Valois, Joliette, Québec, Canada
Died: 5 September 1895, St-Félix de Valois, Joliette, Québec, Canada
Married: Marguerite LÉPICIER 15 May 1837 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, 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 — 177610 March 1776
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1798 Marriage / PartnerPierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE 18 June 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 22 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildLaurent DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 4 May 1805, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Pierre was 29 years old.
1813 Birth of ChildNarcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 February 1813, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Pierre was 36 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildAlexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 12 September 1817, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Pierre was 41 years old.
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 England1824 Marriage of ChildLaurent DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 22 June 1824, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada to Felicite CHARRON dite DUCHARME
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 Marriage of ChildAlexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 15 May 1837, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada to Marguerite LÉPICIER
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage of ChildNarcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 14 February 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East to Genevieve GEOFFROY
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of Spouse/PartnerAngelique-Desanges LAPORTE died 13 May 1846, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 185518 August 1855
Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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