Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 22 August 1706 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1784 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 22 August 1706 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON (maternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Agnès married Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS 22 June 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS was born 30 October 1697 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Joseph-Marie died 14 April 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Marie was the child of Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER.

Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 14 March 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, 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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Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS-- Date: 22 June 1725 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER

Children of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS (b.3 September 1727, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY 24 January 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS (b.21 April 1731, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1779, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph PLANTE 13 July 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Judith DENIS (b.14 March 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 22 September 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise PLANTE 1 March 1756 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (b.14 May 1741, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1778, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis PLANTE 4 February 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Agnes DENIS (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN 2 February 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1706 Birth
22 August 1706
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS 22 June 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 18 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was born 3 September 1727, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agnès was 21 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS was born 21 April 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agnès was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Judith DENIS was born 14 March 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agnès was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Catherine JEAN dite DENIS was born 14 May 1741, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agnès was 34 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS died 14 April 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1750 Marriage of Child
Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS married 13 July 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph PLANTE

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Judith DENIS married 1 March 1756, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph-Ambroise PLANTE

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph JEAN dit DENIS married 24 January 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Josephte-Élisabeth DÉSORCY

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine JEAN dite DENIS married 4 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Louis PLANTE

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agnes DENIS married 2 February 1768, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste CHAUVIN

1770 Death of Child
Judith DENIS died 22 September 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Agnès was 64 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.

1778 Death of Child
Catherine JEAN dite DENIS died 16 October 1778, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Agnès was 72 years old.

1779 Death of Child
Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS died 15 September 1779, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Agnès was 73 years old.

1784 Death
14 March 1784
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 77.

Added: 2/13/2015 2:12:41 PM - Updated: 11/2/2020 10:47:09 AM