Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

(b. 14 September 1706 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1762 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada )

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Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was born 14 September 1706 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS was the child of Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Mathurin BÉNARD dit LAJEUNESSE and Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIER

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

Joseph married Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 19 November 1731 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born 24 March 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Suzanne died 31 December 1775 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL.

Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS died 11 August 1762 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS

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Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS married

Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS-- Date: 19 November 1731 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Joseph LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS:

Josephe LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS (b.30 January 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1774, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. André BEAULNE (BEAUNE) 11 February 1760 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie LEGAULT (b.25 October 1744, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Etienne-Basile TURPIN 27 July 1767 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pascal-Amable LEGAULT (b.13 March 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1818, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne PARENT 15 February 1768 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1706 Birth
14 September 1706
Lachine, Montréal, 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 LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Suzanne DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 19 November 1731, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Josephe LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 30 January 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie LEGAULT was born 25 October 1744, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Pascal-Amable LEGAULT was born 13 March 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Josephe LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS married 11 February 1760, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to André BEAULNE (BEAUNE)