Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born

2 November 1691 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1771 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Born: 2 November 1691 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER

Mother: Marie-Anne MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie MAJOR

Maternal grandparents: Joachim MARTIN , Anne-Charlotte PETIT

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Pierre married Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE 7 June 1717 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE was born 18 June 1700 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne-Bouchard died 23 January 1774 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne-Bouchard was the child of François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 12 September 1771 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE
Marriage date: 7 June 1717
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE was the child of François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 February 1756, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Bernard PARADIS 20 November 1736 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 10 July 1752 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 September 1753, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Marguerite BOUCHER 4 November 1748 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 23 December 1727, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte PARADIS 13 September 1750 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 3 August 1731, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine PLANTE 19 November 1753 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Marie-Ursule MICHAUD 22 February 1762 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 31 August 1735, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1811, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 28 September 1761 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 14 January 1738, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1813, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PLOURDE 24 January 1763 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS

Born: 23 February 1740, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 25 August 1828, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose LEBEL 17 January 1763 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

Born: 3 February 1742, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER 20 February 1759 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1691
2 November 1691
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE 7 June 1717, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

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

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 December 1727, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 3 August 1731, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 31 August 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS married 20 November 1736, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Bernard PARADIS

1738 Birth of Child
Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 January 1738, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 February 1740, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 3 February 1742, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS married 4 November 1748 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marguerite BOUCHER

1750 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS married 13 September 1750, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Josephte PARADIS

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS married 10 July 1752 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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

1753 Death of Child
Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS died 3 September 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 61 years old.

1753 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married 19 November 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Madeleine PLANTE

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS died 12 February 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 64 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS married 20 February 1759, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS married 28 September 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

1762 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married 22 February 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Ursule MICHAUD

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS married 17 January 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Rose LEBEL

1763 Marriage of Child
Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS married 24 January 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Josephe PLOURDE

1770 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS died 19 January 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 78 years old.

Death — 1771
12 September 1771
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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