Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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29 September 1754 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS Angélique PEPIN

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Born: 29 September 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Angélique PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS , Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

Maternal grandparents: Robert PEPIN , Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

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Genevieve married Antoine HUS COURNOYER 11 January 1773 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine HUS COURNOYER was born 6 August 1747 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Antoine died 26 July 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Antoine was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL.

Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS died 6 December 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married

Antoine HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 11 January 1773
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine HUS COURNOYER was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL

Children of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Antoine PAUL HUS

Born: 26 July 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne-Francoise POITEVIN 19 January 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1754
29 September 1754
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS and Antoine HUS COURNOYER 11 January 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine PAUL HUS was born 26 July 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Genevieve was 20 years old.

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.