Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY

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1 December 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

12 March 1800 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean-François LAGUERCE Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

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Born: 1 December 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-François LAGUERCE

Mother: Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François LAGUERCE , Catherine PLAGNOLE

Maternal grandparents: Michel LEFEBVRE , Catherine TROTTIER

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Nicolas-Simon married Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born January 1721 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte died 8 December 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME.

Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY died 12 March 1800 in Sorel, 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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Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY married

Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND
Marriage date: 7 January 1750
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Louis LAMY dit DEFOND and Cécile PRUD'HOMME

Children of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

Josephte LAGUERCE

Born: 23 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Amable DORVAL 11 October 1773 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Louis CAPLET 8 January 1781 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louise LAGUERCE

Born: 11 August 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: François POIRIER 4 May 1778 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Jean SAUCOURS 14 January 1793 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1721
1 December 1721
Québec Province, Canada

1750 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte LAGUERCE was born 23 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Nicolas-Simon was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louise LAGUERCE was born 11 August 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Nicolas-Simon was 37 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Josephte LAGUERCE married 11 October 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre-Amable DORVAL

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.