Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS

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3 February 1746 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

25 July 1790 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE

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Born: 3 February 1746 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Anne MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

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Marguerite married Joseph MARION 23 September 1765 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MARION was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN.

Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS died 25 July 1790 in Lanoraie, 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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Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS married

Joseph MARION
Marriage date: 23 September 1765
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MARION was the child of François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise ST-MARTIN

Children of Joseph MARION and Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS

Jean-Baptiste MARION

Born: 20 December 1773, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1802, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite ROBERGE 10 October 1796 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Birth — 1746
3 February 1746
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROY dite DESJARDINS and Joseph MARION 23 September 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 19 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARION was born 20 December 1773, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite was 27 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.