Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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8 February 1774 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 May 1836 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Augustin SIROIS Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Born: 8 February 1774 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin SIROIS

Mother: Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS , Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHER , Catherine GUÉRET dite DUMONT

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Marguerite married Francois MOREAU 19 January 1795 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois MOREAU was born 5 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois died 7 February 1811 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Francoise BERUBE.

Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 22 May 1836 in Kamouraska, 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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Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married

Francois MOREAU
Marriage date: 19 January 1795
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Francois MOREAU was the child of Joseph MOREAU and Francoise BERUBE

Children of Francois MOREAU and Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Felix MOREAU

Born: 8 July 1811, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1865, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS 1 October 1833 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1774
8 February 1774
Kamouraska, 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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS and Francois MOREAU 19 January 1795, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 20 years old.

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

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois MOREAU died 7 February 1811, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1811 Birth of Child
Felix MOREAU was born 8 July 1811, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Felix MOREAU married 1 October 1833, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS

Death — 1836
22 May 1836
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 62.

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