Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

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2 August 1738 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1804 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: 2 August 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS

Mother: Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS , Thérèse MENARD

Maternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

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Marie-Josephe married Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS was born 4 May 1730 in Poligni, Champagnole, France. Joseph-François-Xavier died 26 April 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada .

Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 8 January 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS married

Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS and Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

François-Xavier BEAUVAIS

Born: 5 September 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1830, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique-Pulcherie HERBEC (HERBECQ) 28 September 1784 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques BEAUVAIS

Born: 12 April 1762, Chambly, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 16 September 1793 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS

Born: 20 March 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GUILLOT 23 February 1789 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS

Born: 28 October 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne DARCHE 17 February 1800 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1738
2 August 1738
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS and Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BEAUVAIS was born 5 September 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jacques BEAUVAIS was born 12 April 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 23 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS was born 20 March 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 27 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS was born 28 October 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier BEAUVAIS married 28 September 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique-Pulcherie HERBEC (HERBECQ)

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS married 23 February 1789, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis GUILLOT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Jacques BEAUVAIS married 16 September 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada to Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS married 17 February 1800, Chambly, Lower Canada to Anne DARCHE