Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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31 March 1799 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Died

6 January 1846 , La Baie, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Euphrosine ROULEAU

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Born: 31 March 1799 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marie-Euphrosine ROULEAU

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Charlotte DUBE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROULEAU , Marie-Josephte BOUCHER dite ST-PIERRE MICHAUD

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Adelaide married Eloi GAGNÉ 8 August 1830 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eloi GAGNÉ was born 15 September 1787 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Eloi died 14 April 1837 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Eloi was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST.

Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 6 January 1846 in La Baie, Canada East .
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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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Spouse & Children of Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Eloi GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 8 August 1830
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Eloi GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Victoire-Apolline LAFOREST

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Children of Eloi GAGNÉ and Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Elzear GAGNÉ

Born: 24 February 1832, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 August 1908, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie BOUDREAU 4 February 1856 Place: Laterrière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1799
31 March 1799
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage / Partner
Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Eloi GAGNÉ 8 August 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 31 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Elzear GAGNÉ was born 24 February 1832, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Adelaide was 32 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eloi GAGNÉ died 14 April 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1846
6 January 1846
La Baie, Canada East
She died at the age of 46.

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