Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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3 April 1748 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1820 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Born: 3 April 1748 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marthe VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Angélique AUTIN

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Claude-Raphael married Charlotte CARON 23 November 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte CARON was born 24 June 1756 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 29 June 1829 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte was the child of Louis CARON and Françoise GAGNON.

Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 26 December 1820 in La Pocatière, 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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Spouse & Children of Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Charlotte CARON
Marriage date: 23 November 1772
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte CARON was the child of Louis CARON and Françoise GAGNON

Children of Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte CARON

Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 4 January 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rosalie DUBE 3 February 1800 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 22 March 1779, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 June 1848, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Geneviève PELLETIER 13 April 1801 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 1 August 1785, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1842, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Victoire GRONDIN 7 February 1813 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1748
3 April 1748
La Pocatière, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte CARON 23 November 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 4 January 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Claude-Raphael was 25 years old.

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 Child
Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 22 March 1779, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Claude-Raphael was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 1 August 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Claude-Raphael was 37 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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 3 February 1800, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Rosalie DUBE

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 13 April 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Geneviève PELLETIER

1813 Marriage of Child
Firmin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 7 February 1813, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Victoire GRONDIN

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.