Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

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abt. 1702 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 October 1774 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

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Born: abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR

Mother: Marguerite GUILLET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE , Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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Marguerite married Jean-François DESROSIERS 1 February 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-François DESROSIERS was born 6 March 1694 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Jean-François died 15 March 1731 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Jean-François was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON.

Marguerite married (2) Jean-Baptiste LEDUC 9 January 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was born abt. 1711 in France.

Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR died 26 October 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

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Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR married

Jean-François DESROSIERS
Marriage date: 1 February 1723
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Jean-François DESROSIERS was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS and Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON

Children of Jean-François DESROSIERS and Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Jean-Baptiste-François DESROSIERS

Born: 5 January 1724, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Born: 24 May 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME 24 June 1748 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Married: Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 17 January 1752 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre-Joseph DESROSIERS

Born: 8 April 1727, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS

Born: 12 January 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis LEMAY 19 April 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR married

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC
Marriage date: 9 January 1736
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Born: 21 March 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS 12 January 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jeanne LEDUC

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Simon DAROIS 1760 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and Jean-François DESROSIERS 1 February 1723, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-François DESROSIERS was born 5 January 1724, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS was born 24 May 1725, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1727 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESROSIERS was born 8 April 1727, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 12 January 1729, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1731 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François DESROSIERS died 15 March 1731, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR and Jean-Baptiste LEDUC 9 January 1736, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was born 21 March 1737, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS married 24 June 1748, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS married 17 January 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS married 19 April 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Louis LEMAY

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married 12 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS

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.

Death — 1774
26 October 1774
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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