Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

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21 March 1698 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1760 , Berthierville, Canada

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Born: 21 March 1698 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS , Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

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Antoine married Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE 9 February 1722 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE was born 21 January 1704 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Angélique died 7 May 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Angélique was the child of Pierre PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE and Marie-Jacqueline HAREL.

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 1 May 1760 in Berthierville, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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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.

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Spouse & Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE
Marriage date: 9 February 1722
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE was the child of Pierre PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE and Marie-Jacqueline HAREL

Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 22 January 1723, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles TELLIER 2 January 1743 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Alexis DUTEAU 27 May 1771 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Angélique DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 3 March 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Paul BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE 23 August 1746 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 2 June 1730, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine PETIT dite BRUNEAU 8 February 1751 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 28 March 1732, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1801, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois GENEREUX 29 January 1753 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 May 1789, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 17 January 1757 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Apolline DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1736, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 November 1804, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Rene BARON dit LUPIEN 2 February 1761 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1738, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 2 February 1761 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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Birth — 1698
21 March 1698
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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE 9 February 1722, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 23 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 22 January 1723, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine was 24 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Angélique DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 3 March 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 2 June 1730, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 32 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 28 March 1732, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 2 January 1743, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Charles TELLIER

1746 Marriage of Child
Angélique DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 23 August 1746, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Paul BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE

1751 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 8 February 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Madeleine PETIT dite BRUNEAU

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Ursule-Amable DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 29 January 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre-Francois GENEREUX

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 17 January 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE