Marguerite
DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
abt. 1782
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
20 February 1855
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
)
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Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Isaac MIVILLE 27 July 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isaac MIVILLE was born 22 April 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Isaac died 11 November 1870 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Isaac was the child of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND.
Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 20 February 1855 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East .
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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 Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
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Isaac MIVILLE-- Date: 27 July 1812 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Isaac MIVILLE
Isaac MIVILLE was the child of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Isaac MIVILLE and Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:
Nathalie MIVILLE (b.23 February 1831, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 20 June 1926, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre GRAVEL 31 July 1854 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Isaac MIVILLE-- Date: 27 July 1812 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada See marriage record for Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Isaac MIVILLEIsaac MIVILLE was the child of Joseph-Marie MIVILLE and Catherine DURAND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Isaac MIVILLE and Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:
Nathalie MIVILLE (b.23 February 1831, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 20 June 1926, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada)m. Pierre GRAVEL 31 July 1854 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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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
1812 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Isaac MIVILLE 27 July 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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 England
1831 Birth of ChildNathalie MIVILLE was born 23 February 1831, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
1837 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Marriage of ChildNathalie MIVILLE married 31 July 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Pierre GRAVEL
1855 Death 20 February 1855
Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Added: 8/20/2026 2:46:47 PM
- Updated: 8/20/2026 2:47:44 PM
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