Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

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abt. 1783 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 June 1840 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Rose LEBEL

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Born: abt. 1783 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Rose LEBEL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEBEL , Helene PARADIS

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Pierre married Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS 25 July 1803 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 22 May 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 14 December 1824 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 27 June 1840 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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 Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS
Marriage date: 25 July 1803
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

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Children of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Leocade ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 21 November 1809, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 23 July 1872, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Benoni ROY dit VOISINE 17 February 1830 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS 25 July 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1809 Birth of Child
Leocade ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 21 November 1809, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS died 14 December 1824, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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 of Child
Leocade ROY dite DESJARDINS married 17 February 1830, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Benoni ROY dit VOISINE

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

Death — 1840
27 June 1840
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Last updated: 10/25/2024 12:08:39 AM

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