Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS

Born

30 January 1738 , Châteauguay, Canada, New France

Died

20 October 1776 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph DUQUET dit DESROSIERS Angélique MOULINNEUF (MOLINEUF)

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Born: 30 January 1738 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DUQUET dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Angélique MOULINNEUF (MOLINEUF)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS , Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Martial MOULINNEUF , Barbe BRUNET dite BOURBONNAIS

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Joseph-Marie married Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE 24 September 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève was the child of Joseph SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) and Marie-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL).

Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS died 20 October 1776 in La Prairie, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS

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Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS married

Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 24 September 1764
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) and Marie-Anne MARCIL (MARSIL)

Children of Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE

Joseph DUQUET

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine-Genevieve DUQUET

Born: 16 September 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel MORIN 27 February 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Michel DUQUET

Born: 13 February 1776, La Nativité, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GRANGER 5 March 1810 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1738
30 January 1738
Châteauguay, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Joseph-Marie DUQUET dit DESROSIERS and Geneviève SUPRENANT (SURPRENANT) dite LAFONTAINE 24 September 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Catherine-Genevieve DUQUET was born 16 September 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph-Marie was 31 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.