Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

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16 August 1661 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

11 February 1723 , Champlain, Canada, New France

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Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR Marie-Madeleine DROUILLARD

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Born: 16 August 1661 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DROUILLARD

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Michel-Ignace married Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 6 February 1690 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Jeanne died 31 March 1737 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Jeanne was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie RACLOS.

Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR died 11 February 1723 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: soldier, voyageur, farmer, judge

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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 Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

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Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR married

Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)
Marriage date: 6 February 1690
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie RACLOS

Children of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Born: 17 June 1692, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1731, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 9 February 1720 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) 18 July 1729 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre DIZY

Born: 22 December 1693, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1738, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Therese RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) 29 July 1725 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR

Born: 14 November 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1753, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Francois POISSON 7 January 1715 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Born: 8 September 1698, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1737, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève BRISSET 16 March 1728 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Born: 23 April 1705, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1763 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve DESROSIERS 15 November 1734 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Born: 17 September 1707, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1777, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse BIGOT 15 November 1745 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Raymond DIZY dit MONPLAISIR

Born: 20 December 1713, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 28 May 1755, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Genevieve RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE 10 April 1752 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1661
16 August 1661
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Biography
DIZY, dit Montplaisir, MICHEL-IGNACE, soldier, voyageur, farmer, seigneurial judge; baptized 16 Aug. 1661 at Trois-Rivières, son of Pierre Dizy and Marie Drouillet (or Drouillard), brother of Marguerite and Pierre*; buried 13 Feb. 1723 at Champlain.

Michel-Ignace Dizy did not succeed in resisting the lure of adventure which won over the youth of the Trois-Rivières region in the 17th century. With his brother, Charles, and his future father-in-law, René Baudouin, he is thought to have accompanied Cavelier* de La Salle, for he obtained a grant of land at Fort Saint-Louis in the Miami country on 1 Dec. 1682. We find Michel-Ignace at Cataracoui the following summer, with a group of militiamen from his native region. He held the rank of lieutenant in Jean-Amador Godefroy’s company. He was back at Champlain before 2 Dec. 1683, the date on which he deposited the title to his land grant at Fort Saint-Louis in the registry of the notary Antoine Adhémar.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1690 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 6 February 1690, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 28 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 17 June 1692, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 30 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Pierre DIZY was born 22 December 1693, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 32 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR was born 14 November 1695, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
François DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 8 September 1698, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 37 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 23 April 1705, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 43 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 17 September 1707, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 46 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Raymond DIZY dit MONPLAISIR was born 20 December 1713, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Michel-Ignace was 52 years old.

1715 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR married 7 January 1715, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Francois POISSON

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France