Louis
ROY dit DESJARDINS
Born
23 January 1736
,
Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died
7 March 1814
,
Joliette, Lower Canada
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Born: 23 January 1736 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Father:
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER
, Marie-Anne MARTIN
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE
, Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS 31 March 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte-Victoire died 15 May 1766 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Charlotte-Victoire was the child of Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAU.
Louis married (2) Marguerite-Amable NEVEU 4 August 1766 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Amable died 2 April 1784 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite-Amable was the child of Pierre NEVEU and Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE.
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS died 7 March 1814 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married 
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS
Marriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS was the child of Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAU
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURSMarriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS was the child of Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAU
Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS
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Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married Marguerite-Amable NEVEU
Marriage date: 4 August 1766
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU was the child of Pierre NEVEU and Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE
Marguerite-Amable NEVEUMarriage date: 4 August 1766
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU was the child of Pierre NEVEU and Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE
Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite-Amable NEVEU
François ROY dit DESJARDINSBorn: 31 December 1779, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Geneviève BEYER 24 September 1804 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
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Birth — 173623 January 1736
Lanoraie, Canada, New France
1761 Marriage / PartnerLouis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS 31 March 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
He was 25 years old.
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.1766 Marriage / PartnerLouis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite-Amable NEVEU 4 August 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
He was 30 years old.
1766 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS died 15 May 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
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.1779 Birth of ChildFrançois ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 31 December 1779, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Louis was 43 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite-Amable NEVEU died 2 April 1784, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1804 Marriage of ChildFrançois ROY dit DESJARDINS married 24 September 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève BEYER
Death — 18147 March 1814
Joliette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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