Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 14 January 1738 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1813 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 January 1738 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Alexandre married Marie-Josephe PLOURDE 24 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was born 1 April 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephe died 18 September 1817 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE.

Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 28 October 1813 in Kamouraska, 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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Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Josephe PLOURDE-- Date: 24 January 1763 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was the child of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE

Children of Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Josephe PLOURDE:

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.11 February 1764, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 June 1836, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 30 January 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.15 September 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1851, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Andre SOUCY 19 January 1784 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Euphrosine ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.23 September 1769, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 November 1852, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 21 January 1788 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Judith ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.5 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charles-François PELLETIER 15 January 1793 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.2 September 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 March 1799, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Noel PELLETIER 15 January 1793 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Amable ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.13 January 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 December 1864, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Modeste PELLETIER 27 November 1804 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1738 Birth
14 January 1738
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Josephe PLOURDE 24 January 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 11 February 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 15 September 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Euphrosine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 23 September 1769, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 31 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 5 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexandre was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 2 September 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 37 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 13 January 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre was 42 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS married 19 January 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Andre SOUCY

1788 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine ROY dite DESJARDINS married 21 January 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS married 30 January 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Angelique SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS married 15 January 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre-Noel PELLETIER

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith ROY dite DESJARDINS married 15 January 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles-François PELLETIER

1799 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine ROY dite DESJARDINS died 18 March 1799, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 61 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable ROY dit DESJARDINS married 27 November 1804, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Modeste PELLETIER

1813 Death
28 October 1813
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.

Added: 6/23/2021 1:06:06 PM - Updated: 8/19/2022 4:17:25 PM