Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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abt. 1698 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

3 October 1778 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

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Born: abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

Paternal grandparents: François DEGUIRE dit LAROSE , Marie-Rose COLIN (COLLIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) , Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Élisabeth married Louis GIGUERE 8 February 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Louis GIGUERE was born 20 September 1690 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louis died 29 March 1770 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louis was the child of Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD.

Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS died 3 October 1778 in Yamaska, 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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Spouse & Children of Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married

Louis GIGUERE
Marriage date: 8 February 1717
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Louis GIGUERE was the child of Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD

Children of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Louis GIGUÈRE

Born: 15 January 1718, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY 1 February 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GIGUÈRE

Born: 21 December 1723, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph GIGUERE

Born: 26 May 1726, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique BREZA dite LAFLEUR 17 February 1749 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Marie-Élisabeth-Charlotte FALARDEAU 10 January 1774 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre GIGUERE

Born: 18 April 1728, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BROUILLARD 18 June 1754 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève GIGUERE

Born: 7 July 1730, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François FORCIER 12 February 1748 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jacques GIGUERE dit DESPINS

Born: 31 March 1737, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1806, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule MENARD 21 May 1764 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne GIGUERE

Born: 17 May 1739, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1762 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER 12 June 1786 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Agathe GIGUERE

Born: 27 September 1742, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1829, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Jacques RAUQUE dit LALANCETTE 4 October 1763 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS and Louis GIGUERE 8 February 1717, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1718 Birth of Child
Louis GIGUÈRE was born 15 January 1718, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph GIGUÈRE was born 21 December 1723, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph GIGUERE was born 26 May 1726, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre GIGUERE was born 18 April 1728, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1730 Birth of Child
Geneviève GIGUERE was born 7 July 1730, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1737 Birth of Child
Jacques GIGUERE dit DESPINS was born 31 March 1737, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE was born 17 May 1739, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1742 Birth of Child
Agathe GIGUERE was born 27 September 1742, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1745 Marriage of Child
Louis GIGUÈRE married 1 February 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

1748 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GIGUERE married 12 February 1748 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to François FORCIER

1749 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIGUERE married 17 February 1749 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Angélique BREZA dite LAFLEUR

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIGUERE married 18 June 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Madeleine BROUILLARD

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE married 22 February 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph FOURQUIN dit LÉVEILLÉ

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Agathe GIGUERE married 4 October 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph-Jacques RAUQUE dit LALANCETTE

1764 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIGUERE dit DESPINS married 21 May 1764, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Ursule MENARD

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis GIGUERE died 29 March 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIGUERE married 10 January 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Élisabeth-Charlotte FALARDEAU

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.