François
ROY dit DESJARDINS
Born
31 December 1779
,
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
,
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Born: 31 December 1779 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS
Mother:
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU
Paternal grandparents:
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS
, Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre NEVEU
, Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève BEYER 24 September 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BEYER was born 3 January 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève died 14 August 1826 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Georges Albert BEYER and Archange GAUTHIER.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of François ROY dit DESJARDINS
François ROY dit DESJARDINS married 
Geneviève BEYER
Marriage date: 24 September 1804
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Geneviève BEYER was the child of Georges Albert BEYER and Archange GAUTHIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Geneviève BEYERMarriage date: 24 September 1804
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Geneviève BEYER was the child of Georges Albert BEYER and Archange GAUTHIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François ROY dit DESJARDINS and Geneviève BEYER
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINSMarried: Rosalie MAILHOT 13 February 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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Birth — 177931 December 1779
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
1804 Marriage / PartnerFrançois ROY dit DESJARDINS and Geneviève BEYER 24 September 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 24 years old.
1822 Birth of ChildJoseph ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 November 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François was 42 years old.
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