Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born

20 February 1755 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

26 July 1826 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Catherine SAUCIER

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Born: 20 February 1755 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Catherine SAUCIER

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marthe VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Charles-François SAUCIER , Rosalie BOUCHARD

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Marthe married Charles-Francois OUELLET 22 February 1773 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles-Francois OUELLET was born 9 February 1746 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Charles-Francois died 14 October 1803 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Charles-Francois was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL.

Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 26 July 1826 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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Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Charles-Francois OUELLET
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-Francois OUELLET was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL

Children of Charles-Francois OUELLET and Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Augustin OUELLET

Born: 20 August 1784, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1862, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Chantal PRUNEAU 10 February 1835 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

David OUELLET

Born: 28 February 1788, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Rose DUMONT 21 February 1814 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1755
20 February 1755
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Charles-Francois OUELLET 22 February 1773, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 18 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)

1784 Birth of Child
Augustin OUELLET was born 20 August 1784, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marthe was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
David OUELLET was born 28 February 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marthe was 33 years old.

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)