Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born

14 April 1695 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

30 July 1780 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Madeleine DUBE

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Born: 14 April 1695 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DUBE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin DUBE , Marie CAMPION

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Joseph-Jacques married Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE 31 August 1722 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE was born 29 November 1702 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Jeanne died 20 April 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Jeanne was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERT.

Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 30 July 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 31 August 1722
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

Children of Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 3 June 1723, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse SAUCIER 13 November 1753 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 5 February 1725, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule BERUBE 7 January 1749 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Born: 28 May 1727, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Jean BERUBE 17 January 1746 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE

Born: 28 May 1729, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre MICHAUD 2 June 1749 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 23 October 1731, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Claire PELLETIER 12 January 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Basile MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 22 March 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise COUTANCEAU dite LANGEVIN 18 November 1754 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 17 March 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU 10 January 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexis MIVILLE

Born: 15 January 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 10 February 1766 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Veronique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 18 September 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1769, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne BOIS 5 March 1764 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1695
14 April 1695
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Jeanne LEVESQUE 31 August 1722, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 27 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 3 June 1723, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 28 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 5 February 1725, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 29 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 28 May 1727, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 32 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE was born 28 May 1729, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 34 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 23 October 1731, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 36 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Basile MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 22 March 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 37 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 17 March 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 39 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Alexis MIVILLE was born 15 January 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 44 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 18 September 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 47 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHENES married 17 January 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean BERUBE

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 7 January 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Ursule BERUBE

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE married 2 June 1749 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre MICHAUD

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 13 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Thérèse SAUCIER

1754 Marriage of Child
Basile MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 18 November 1754 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Louise COUTANCEAU dite LANGEVIN

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 10 January 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1757 Marriage of Child
Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 12 January 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Claire PELLETIER

1760 Death of Child
Basile MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 2 March 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Jacques was 64 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 5 March 1764, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Etienne BOIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Alexis MIVILLE married 10 February 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Charlotte LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

1766 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE died 9 April 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Jacques was 71 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Veronique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 13 May 1769, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph-Jacques was 74 years old.

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.