Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Born

31 January 1690 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1776 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

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Born: 31 January 1690 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

Mother: Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE , Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE 15 November 1713 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 13 August 1678 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Jean-Baptiste died 5 May 1748 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS.

Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR died 10 March 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR married

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE
Marriage date: 15 November 1713
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Michel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Françoise RACLOS

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1719, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE

Born: 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL 25 October 1745 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE

Born: 16 May 1721, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE

Born: 19 April 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1743, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 21 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1788, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY 27 July 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne DAVID dite LACOURSE

Born: 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada

Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE

Born: 5 September 1732, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: March 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 9 January 1769 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1690
31 January 1690
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE 15 November 1713, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

She was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 12 May 1717, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1719 Death of Child
Charles DAVID dit LACOURSE died 5 December 1719, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 16 May 1721, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 19 April 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 21 June 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1725 Death of Child
Josephe DAVID dite LACOURSE died 27 October 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 17 February 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE was born 5 September 1732, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

1743 Death of Child
Jeanne DAVID dite LACOURSE died 2 September 1743, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 53 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier DAVID dit LACOURSE married 25 October 1745, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Catherine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DAVID dit LACOURSE died 5 May 1748, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1760 Death of Child
Marie-Anne DAVID dite LACOURSE died 28 April 1760, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne was 70 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE married 27 July 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Francoise DAVID dite LACOURSE married 9 January 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

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.