Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Born

3 February 1740 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

25 February 1808 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: 3 February 1740 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS , Thérèse MENARD

Maternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

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Thérèse-Louise married Gaspard MONTY 19 May 1760 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Gaspard MONTY was born 9 April 1737 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Gaspard died 24 July 1819 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Gaspard was the child of Jean MONTY and Marthe POYER dite LAPINTADE.

Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 25 February 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS married

Gaspard MONTY
Marriage date: 19 May 1760
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Gaspard MONTY was the child of Jean MONTY and Marthe POYER dite LAPINTADE

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Saint-Joseph

Children of Gaspard MONTY and Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

Marie-Louise MONTY

Born: 23 September 1762, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 28 March 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Louis BARRE 24 April 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Elisabeth MONTY

Born: 27 November 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1860, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Pierre GERVAIS 29 July 1793 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1740
3 February 1740
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse-Louise DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS and Gaspard MONTY 19 May 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MONTY was born 23 September 1762, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Thérèse-Louise was 22 years old.

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.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MONTY was born 27 November 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Thérèse-Louise was 34 years old.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MONTY married 24 April 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Charles-Louis BARRE

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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MONTY married 29 July 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Pierre GERVAIS

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