Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS

Born

11 October 1786 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 March 1851 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East

Parents & Family of Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS.

Parents

Augustin-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS Marie-Genevieve BEAUDET

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 11 October 1786 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS

Mother: Marie-Genevieve BEAUDET

Paternal grandparents: Joseph HOUDE dit DESROCHERS , Therese TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents: Michel BEAUDET , Marie-Louise AUGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thérèse married Joseph LEGENDRE 28 January 1805 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LEGENDRE was born 12 March 1783 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 14 January 1854 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of François LEGENDRE and Josephte LEMAY.

Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS died 3 March 1851 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Thérèse appear below.

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)

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS

Hide Family & Children

Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS married

Joseph LEGENDRE
Marriage date: 28 January 1805
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS and Joseph LEGENDRE
Joseph LEGENDRE was the child of François LEGENDRE and Josephte LEMAY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph LEGENDRE and Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS

Joseph LEGENDRE

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth MCCRAW (MCRAE) 27 January 1829 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1786
11 October 1786
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS and Joseph LEGENDRE 28 January 1805, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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