Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS

Born

14 September 1704 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1777 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS Françoise ALLAIRE

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Born: 14 September 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS

Mother: Françoise ALLAIRE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS , Françoise DEFOSSES

Maternal grandparents: Charles ALLAIRE , Catherine FIÈVRE

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Marie-Françoise married Joseph GUYON 22 August 1729 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph GUYON was born 8 October 1704 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 13 March 1779 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Jean GUYON and Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS died 17 November 1777 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS married

Joseph GUYON
Marriage date: 22 August 1729
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Joseph GUYON was the child of Jean GUYON and Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Children of Joseph GUYON and Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS

François GUYON (DION)

Born: 3 October 1732, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite NADEAU 19 June 1769 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise GUYON

Born: 6 April 1747, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1818, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine FONTAINE 9 June 1775 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1704
14 September 1704
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BIDET dite DESROUSSELS and Joseph GUYON 22 August 1729, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François GUYON (DION) was born 3 October 1732, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 28 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louise GUYON was born 6 April 1747, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
François GUYON (DION) married 19 June 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite NADEAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Louise GUYON married 9 June 1775, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Antoine FONTAINE

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.