Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Born

30 June 1753 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1799 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Louise SAVARD 10 September 1785 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise SAVARD was born 20 May 1765 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died 19 November 1836 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of François-Louis SAVARD and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD .

Parents & Family of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Parents of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Father

Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Mother

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Grandparents of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph AMIOT Marie-Louise BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

François-Xavier GAGNÉ Geneviève FILION

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE

Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE married

Marie-Louise SAVARD
Marriage date: 10 September 1785
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise SAVARD was the child of François-Louis SAVARD and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD

Children of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Louise SAVARD

Joseph VILLENEUVE

Born: 15 May 1786, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 May 1865, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BRISSON 11 November 1805 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Francois VILLENEUVE

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 July 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Rose GAGNON 6 August 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Moise VILLENEUVE dit AMIOT

Born: 23 September 1792, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 December 1872, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DESBIENS 8 September 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1753
30 June 1753
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Louise SAVARD 10 September 1785, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 32 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph VILLENEUVE was born 15 May 1786, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Moise VILLENEUVE dit AMIOT was born 23 September 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)