Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

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26 August 1710 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

27 June 1760 , Chambly, Canada

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Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS Thérèse MENARD

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Born: 26 August 1710 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Thérèse MENARD

Paternal grandparents: Robert DESMARAIS , Elisabeth RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE , Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER)

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU 3 June 1737 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU was born 23 April 1715 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephte died 14 March 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephte was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET.

Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS died 27 June 1760 in Chambly, 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-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU
Marriage date: 3 June 1737
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

Children of Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Born: 2 August 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1804, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Born: 3 February 1740, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Gaspard MONTY 19 May 1760 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 September 1808, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CAUCHON 10 August 1771 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Married: Charlotte MALBOEUF dite BEAUSOLEIL 12 September 1785 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1710
26 August 1710
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU 3 June 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 2 August 1738, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 3 February 1740, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 29 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS married 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS