Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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14 February 1767 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 April 1825 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Alexis MIVILLE Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

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Born: 14 February 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis MIVILLE

Mother: Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE

Maternal grandparents: Joachim LECLERC , Catherine SOUCY

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Marie married Joseph BONENFANT 19 February 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BONENFANT was born 6 July 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph died 20 July 1830 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT and Marie-Veronique LEPAGE.

Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 30 April 1825 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Joseph BONENFANT
Marriage date: 19 February 1787
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BONENFANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT and Marie-Veronique LEPAGE

Children of Joseph BONENFANT and Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Veronique BONENFANT

Born: 3 December 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 February 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Francois-Xavier DUBE 4 August 1812 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1767
14 February 1767
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Joseph BONENFANT 19 February 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 20 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Veronique BONENFANT was born 3 December 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie was 20 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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Veronique BONENFANT married 4 August 1812, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Francois-Xavier DUBE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England