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

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

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Born: 17 September 1707 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR , Marie-Madeleine DROUILLARD

Maternal grandparents: René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) , Marie RACLOS

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Joseph married Thérèse BIGOT 15 November 1745 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse BIGOT was born 29 October 1713 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Thérèse died 21 April 1785 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT and Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR died 24 November 1777 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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 DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR married

Thérèse BIGOT
Marriage date: 15 November 1745
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse BIGOT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT and Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR

Born: 12 August 1748, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT 11 January 1768 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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Birth — 1707
17 September 1707
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Thérèse BIGOT 15 November 1745, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR was born 12 August 1748, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 40 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR married 11 January 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT

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.