Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

Born

20 June 1713 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 July 1795 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

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Born: 20 June 1713 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

Father

Pierre ROUSSEAU dit LAJOIE

Mother

Louise DUVAL

Grandparents of Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

Jean DUVAL Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 10 April 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 26 December 1706 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Joseph died 16 October 1795 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA).

Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE died 28 July 1795 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE married

Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)
Marriage date: 10 April 1741
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Jacques DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Françoise DANIAU (DANIA)

Children of Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) and Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE

Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 21 May 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 4 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY

Born: 24 May 1747, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1826, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY 30 July 1770 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève GIROUX 7 January 1806 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: 2 September 1752, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre DENEAU

Born: 11 May 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Barbe MARTIN 10 February 1783 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine SEDILOT 21 July 1800 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Andre DENEAU (DENIAU)

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève LEROUX 26 January 1801 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marguerite'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 — 1713
20 June 1713
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ROUSSEAU dite LAJOIE and Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 10 April 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 21 May 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 4 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY was born 24 May 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 2 September 1752, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre DENEAU was born 11 May 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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 of Child
Jean-Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY married 30 July 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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.