Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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12 December 1774 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 January 1822 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

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Born: 12 December 1774 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

Paternal grandparents: Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LAFERRIÈRE , Josephte LECLAIRE

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD 12 January 1795 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was born 26 December 1764 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph died 29 July 1839 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph was the child of François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE.

Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 23 January 1822 in Berthierville, Lower 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-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD
Marriage date: 12 January 1795
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was the child of François-Joseph MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD and Catherine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

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Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

Born: 23 September 1795, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 4 June 1874, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul DUFAULT 13 February 1828 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1774
12 December 1774
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Joseph CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD 12 January 1795, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Josephte CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD was born 23 September 1795, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England