Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS

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abt. 1773 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

19 February 1859 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Louise DIONNE

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Born: abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Louise DIONNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS , Marie-Geneviève CÔTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DIONNE , Marie-Louise PARADIS

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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 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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Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Theotiste MICHAUD
Marriage date: 16 January 1797
Marriage 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

Born: 24 April 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 2 October 1860, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Eleonore PARADIS 23 October 1832 Place: 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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Benoni ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste MICHAUD 16 January 1797, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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

1807 Birth of Child
Amable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 24 April 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Amable VOISINE ROY dit DESJARDINS married 23 October 1832, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Eleonore PARADIS

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)