Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born

7 November 1715 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

22 August 1784 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 7 November 1715 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Father

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother

Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Grandparents of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine DESROSIERS Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents

Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS Jeanne ISABEL

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

Alexis married Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL 30 June 1742 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL was born 4 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Agathe died 15 October 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Agathe was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT.

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 22 August 1784 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL
Marriage date: 30 June 1742
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada

Children of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX 23 June 1766 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LAFERRIÈRE 7 February 1774 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 19 January 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 25 November 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1812, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX 28 February 1778 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE 15 August 1796 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 1 July 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1715
7 November 1715
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL 30 June 1742, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 26 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 January 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 36 years old.

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

1753 Death of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 37 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 25 November 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 40 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 1 July 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 43 years old.

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 23 June 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 7 February 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

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.

1777 Death of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis was 61 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 28 February 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
22 August 1784
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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