Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Born

11 October 1777 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 February 1856 , Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Canada East

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Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS Marie-Anne LANDRY

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Born: 11 October 1777 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Maurice-Zacharie SIROIS

Mother: Marie-Anne LANDRY

Paternal grandparents: Maurice SIROIS , Marie-Josephe AYOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Francois LANDRY , Agnes THIBODEAU

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Marie-Josephte married Michel ST PIERRE 28 October 1799 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel ST PIERRE was born 25 November 1776 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Michel died 18 November 1826 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Michel was the child of Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET.

Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 16 February 1856 in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Canada East.
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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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Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married

Michel ST PIERRE
Marriage date: 28 October 1799
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Michel ST PIERRE was the child of Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Children of Michel ST PIERRE and Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Christine ST PIERRE

Born: 7 December 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 27 May 1890, St. Fortunat-de-Wolfestown, Quebec, Canada

Married: Olivier LITALIEN 18 February 1828 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1777
11 October 1777
Kamouraska, 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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS and Michel ST PIERRE 28 October 1799, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 22 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Christine ST PIERRE was born 7 December 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel ST PIERRE died 18 November 1826, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Christine ST PIERRE married 18 February 1828, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Olivier LITALIEN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.