Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

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abt. 1694 , Québec Province, Canada

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27 August 1782 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

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Born: abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

Mother: Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE , Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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Pierre married Josephte MOREAU 17 November 1722 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Josephte MOREAU was born 30 January 1702 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Josephte died 20 April 1743 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Marie-Francoise FRIGON.

Pierre married (2) Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE 17 July 1744 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE was born 27 March 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite-Agathe died 17 July 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite-Agathe was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER.

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR died 27 August 1782 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR married

Josephte MOREAU
Marriage date: 17 November 1722
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Josephte MOREAU was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Marie-Francoise FRIGON

Children of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Born: 12 August 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois-Xavier DESHAIES

Born: 4 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Born: 14 March 1728, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1809, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME 28 April 1752 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Married: Marie-Josephte GENEREUX 5 February 1759 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francoise DESHAIES

Born: 13 January 1730, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES

Born: 28 October 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 20 January 1753 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Elisabeth-Marie-Anne DESHAIES

Born: 5 May 1733, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 11 November 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESHAIES

Born: 28 March 1736, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1814, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE 28 January 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Louise DESHAIES

Born: 30 March 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1822, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS 3 November 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Louis-Antoine DESHAIES

Born: 27 June 1742, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR married

Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE
Marriage date: 17 July 1744
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE was the child of Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE and Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER

Children of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR

Born: 12 November 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE 12 November 1700 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Married: Élisabeth Isabelle THIBAULT 18 November 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage of Child
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR married 12 November 1700, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU 17 November 1722 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1723 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 12 August 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1725 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier DESHAIES was born 4 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 14 March 1728, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise DESHAIES was born 13 January 1730, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1731 Birth of Child
Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES was born 28 October 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1733 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Marie-Anne DESHAIES was born 5 May 1733, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1736 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESHAIES was born 28 March 1736, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1740 Birth of Child
Louise DESHAIES was born 30 March 1740, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1742 Birth of Child
Louis-Antoine DESHAIES was born 27 June 1742, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte MOREAU died 20 April 1743, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE 17 July 1744, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1744 Death of Child
Louis-Antoine DESHAIES died 2 August 1744, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR was born 12 November 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1750 Marriage of Child
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 21 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Claire-Amable RICHARD

1752 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 28 April 1752, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES married 20 January 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

1759 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 5 February 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephte GENEREUX

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESHAIES married 28 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE

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 of Child
Louise DESHAIES married 3 November 1767 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS

1767 Marriage of Child
Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR married 18 November 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Élisabeth Isabelle THIBAULT

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE died 17 July 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.