Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS

(b. 26 September 1739 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1809 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS was born 26 September 1739 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS was the child of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Madeleine PICHÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Marie-Jeanne LEMAY (maternal) Pierre PICHÉ dit DUPRÉ and Anne-Françoise SYLVESTRE

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Pierre married Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 25 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 15 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine died 7 February 1828 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE.

Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS died 18 March 1809 in Yamachiche, Lower 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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Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS married

Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS-- Date: 25 February 1770 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE

Children of Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS and Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Reine BOISVERT (b.24 February 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 January 1861, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROBERT 21 April 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1739 Birth
26 September 1739
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS and Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 25 February 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Reine BOISVERT was born 24 February 1781, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Reine BOISVERT married 21 April 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste ROBERT