Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX

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1 August 1722 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

18 September 1793 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Charles BRASSARD dit DESCHENAUX Marie-Josephe HUBERT

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Born: 1 August 1722 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Charles BRASSARD dit DESCHENAUX

Mother: Marie-Josephe HUBERT

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume BRASSARD , Catherine LOUVET

Maternal grandparents: François HUBERT , Geneviève FAUQUE

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Joseph married Madeleine VALLEE 21 May 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine VALLEE was born 12 May 1734 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 25 October 1789 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste VALLEE and Anne GENDRON.

Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX died 18 September 1793 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Seigneur de Neuville

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)

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX married

Madeleine VALLEE
Marriage date: 21 May 1750
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine VALLEE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VALLEE and Anne GENDRON

Children of Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX and Madeleine VALLEE

Marie-Josephe BRASSARD dite DESCHENEAUX

Born: 5 May 1771, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1833, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Michel LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN 1 March 1791 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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Birth — 1722
1 August 1722
Québec, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BRASSARD dit DESCHENEAUX and Madeleine VALLEE 21 May 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BRASSARD dite DESCHENEAUX was born 5 May 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 48 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine VALLEE died 25 October 1789, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BRASSARD dite DESCHENEAUX married 1 March 1791, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Michel LAUNIERE dit GAMELIN

Death — 1793
18 September 1793
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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