Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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16 March 1724 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1790 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

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Born: 16 March 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS

Mother: Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT

Paternal grandparents: Michel DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS , Thomasee-Jeanne ARTAULT (ARTEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Florent LECLERC , Jeanne-Marie-Anne AUBUCHON

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Marie-Josephe married Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 27 April 1750 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was born abt. 1720 in Canada. Joseph died 13 June 1796 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne-Angelique RIVARD dite LORANGER.

Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS died 15 March 1790 in Yamachiche, 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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Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 27 April 1750
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was the child of Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne-Angelique RIVARD dite LORANGER

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Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE

Born: 30 November 1753, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1837, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 4 February 1777 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1724
16 March 1724
Champlain, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS and Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 27 April 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was born 30 November 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE married 4 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)