Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

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22 November 1752 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

21 January 1837 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

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Born: 22 November 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Mother: Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE , Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER

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Jean-Baptiste-Charles married Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER 8 February 1779 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER was born abt. 1752 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Marguerite died 7 July 1850 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph LOISEAU and Madeleine LUPIEN.

Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 21 January 1837 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER
Marriage date: 8 February 1779
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER was the child of Joseph LOISEAU and Madeleine LUPIEN

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER

Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 23 May 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GUILBAULT 31 August 1807 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
22 November 1752
Berthierville, 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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER 8 February 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 23 May 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Charles was 36 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 31 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Joseph GUILBAULT

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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