Juste-Xiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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26 February 1742 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1809 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Born: 26 February 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Madeleine DUBE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Juste-Xiste married Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 30 June 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) was born 14 March 1738 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephe died 16 May 1830 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephe was the child of Michel MIGNAULT dit LABRIE (MIGNEAULT) and Ursule SOUCY.

Juste-Xiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 23 February 1809 in La Pocatière, 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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Juste-Xiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)
Marriage date: 30 June 1767
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) was the child of Michel MIGNAULT dit LABRIE (MIGNEAULT) and Ursule SOUCY

Children of Juste-Xiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Josephte MIVILLE

Born: 29 May 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1848, Victoriaville, Canada East

Married: Antoine GAGNON 12 November 1787 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-Augustin MIVILLE

Born: 12 January 1775, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1810, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique LANCOGNARD 17 February 1800 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1742
26 February 1742
La Pocatière, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Juste-Xiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Josephe MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 30 June 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Josephte MIVILLE was born 29 May 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Juste-Xiste was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charles-Augustin MIVILLE was born 12 January 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Juste-Xiste was 32 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Josephte MIVILLE married 12 November 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Antoine GAGNON

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Charles-Augustin MIVILLE married 17 February 1800, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Angelique LANCOGNARD