Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Married: Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU 3 June 1737 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Jean
DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Born
abt. 1684
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
5 March 1763
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
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Born: abt. 1684 in Québec Province, Canada
Father:
Robert DESMARAIS
Mother:
Elisabeth RICHAUME
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS
, Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Thérèse MENARD abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Thérèse MENARD was born 2 October 1676 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Thérèse died 19 June 1753 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Thérèse was the child of Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER).
Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS died 5 March 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS married 
Thérèse MENARD
Marriage date: abt. 1709
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Thérèse MENARD was the child of Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)
Thérèse MENARDMarriage date: abt. 1709
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Thérèse MENARD was the child of Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)
Children of Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD
Angélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS
Born: 17 January 1713, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 15 April 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Married: Louis LETOURNEAU 23 November 1739 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS
Born: 2 April 1715, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1743, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1743, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS
Born: 23 September 1716, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Married: Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE 7 January 1736 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Etienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Married: Marie-Jeanne GIROUX 7 January 1744 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Louise LECLERC 27 November 1780 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS
Born: 10 August 1718, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1718, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1718, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Born: 26 June 1720, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1720, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1720, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS
Born: 16 January 1723, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1723, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1723, Longueuil, Canada, New France
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1710 Birth of ChildPierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was born 26 August 1710, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1713 Birth of ChildAngélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 17 January 1713, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1715 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 2 April 1715, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1716 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESNOYERS was born 23 September 1716, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1718 Birth of ChildEtienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was born 10 August 1718, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1718 Birth of ChildUrsule DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 10 August 1718, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1720 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was born 26 June 1720, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1723 Birth of ChildPierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS was born 16 January 1723, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1736 Marriage of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESNOYERS married 7 January 1736, Longueuil, Canada, New France to Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE
1737 Marriage of ChildPierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS married 3 June 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France to Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU
1739 Marriage of ChildAngélique DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS married 23 November 1739, Longueuil, Canada, New France to Louis LETOURNEAU
1743 Death of ChildMarie-Madeleine DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 20 March 1743, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1744 Marriage of ChildEtienne DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS married 7 January 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Marie-Jeanne GIROUX
1747 Death of ChildMarie-Charlotte DESNOYERS died 8 December 1747, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1753 Death of Spouse/PartnerThérèse MENARD died 19 June 1753, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
1760 Death of ChildPierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS died 27 June 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Death — 17635 March 1763
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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