Jean-Benoni
ROY dit DESJARDINS
(b.
abt. 1773
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
19 February 1859
,
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
)
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Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DIONNE and Marie-Louise PARADISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Benoni married Theotiste MICHAUD 16 January 1797 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste MICHAUD was born 9 May 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Theotiste died 24 October 1846 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Theotiste was the child of Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Regis MOREAU.
Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS died 19 February 1859 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East.
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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)
Family and Children of Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS
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Theotiste MICHAUD-- Date: 16 January 1797 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Theotiste MICHAUD was the child of Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Regis MOREAU
Children of Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste MICHAUD:
Amable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.24 April 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 2 October 1860, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Eleonore PARADIS 23 October 1832 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Theotiste MICHAUD-- Date: 16 January 1797 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada Theotiste MICHAUD was the child of Benjamin MICHAUD and Marie-Regis MOREAU
Children of Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste MICHAUD:
Amable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.24 April 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 2 October 1860, Kamouraska, Canada East )m. Eleonore PARADIS 23 October 1832 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
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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
1797 Marriage / PartnerJean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste MICHAUD 16 January 1797, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
1807 Birth of ChildAmable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 24 April 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Marriage of ChildAmable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS married 23 October 1832, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Eleonore PARADIS
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of Spouse/PartnerTheotiste MICHAUD died 24 October 1846, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1859 Death 19 February 1859
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
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