Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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15 March 1753 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1828 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE

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Born: 15 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

Mother: Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS , Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE , Marie-Jeanne LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

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Madeleine married Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS 25 February 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS was born 26 September 1739 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre died 18 March 1809 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Madeleine PICHÉ.

Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 7 February 1828 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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Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS
Marriage date: 25 February 1770
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS was the child of François DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Madeleine PICHÉ

Children of Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS and Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Reine BOISVERT

Born: 24 February 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1861, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT 21 April 1806 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1753
15 March 1753
Yamachiche, 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.

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

She was 16 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)

Madeleine was 27 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