Narcisse-Joseph
DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
19 February 1813
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
24 October 1883
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
)
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Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 February 1813 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angelique-Desanges LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Therese BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre-Sulpice LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Felicite DELAUMAY (DELOME)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Narcisse-Joseph married Genevieve GEOFFROY 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GEOFFROY was born 30 December 1819 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Genevieve died 9 May 1897 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Genevieve was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER.
Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 24 October 1883 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada .
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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 Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
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Genevieve GEOFFROY-- Date: 14 February 1843 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Genevieve GEOFFROY was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve GEOFFROY:
Esther DESROSIERS (b.4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 25 March 1905, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )
m. Norbert JOLY 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
Genevieve GEOFFROY-- Date: 14 February 1843 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East Genevieve GEOFFROY was the child of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve GEOFFROY:
Esther DESROSIERS (b.4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 25 March 1905, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )m. Norbert JOLY 17 February 1868 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
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1813 Birth 19 February 1813
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
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 England1837 - 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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerNarcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve GEOFFROY 14 February 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
He was 30 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Birth of ChildEsther DESROSIERS was born 4 February 1850, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Narcisse-Joseph was 36 years old.
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.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Marriage of ChildEsther DESROSIERS married 17 February 1868, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix) to Norbert JOLY
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death 24 October 1883
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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