Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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31 January 1700 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1765 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Born: 31 January 1700 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS , Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

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Marie-Josephe married Charles-Adrien NEVEU 20 June 1719 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles-Adrien NEVEU was born 11 January 1691 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Charles-Adrien died 23 April 1754 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Charles-Adrien was the child of Adrien NEVEU DE BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Renee DANDONNEAU.

Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 5 May 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Charles-Adrien NEVEU
Marriage date: 20 June 1719
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Charles-Adrien NEVEU was the child of Adrien NEVEU DE BACQUEVILLE and Marie-Renee DANDONNEAU

Children of Charles-Adrien NEVEU and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Joseph NEVEU

Born: 15 February 1722, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1762, Berthierville, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 20 January 1748 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Amable NEVEU

Born: 11 September 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LEMAITRE 12 February 1754 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Vital NEVEU

Born: 28 August 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1803, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 8 January 1759 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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Birth — 1700
31 January 1700
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Charles-Adrien NEVEU 20 June 1719, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 19 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph NEVEU was born 15 February 1722, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Amable NEVEU was born 11 September 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Vital NEVEU was born 28 August 1738, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Josephe was 38 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Joseph NEVEU married 20 January 1748, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Madeleine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Amable NEVEU married 12 February 1754, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Anne LEMAITRE

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles-Adrien NEVEU died 23 April 1754, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1759 Marriage of Child
Vital NEVEU married 8 January 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

1762 Death of Child
Joseph NEVEU died 28 June 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe was 62 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.

Death — 1765
5 May 1765
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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