Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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13 September 1736 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1808 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Born: 13 September 1736 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents: Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marthe VALLEE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Angélique AUTIN

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Judith married Jean-François PELLETIER 25 November 1754 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Jean-François PELLETIER was born 16 May 1734 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-François was the child of Charles PELLETIER and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.

Judith married (2) Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE 9 April 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 12 April 1720 in France. Pierre died 30 March 1810 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).

Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 7 November 1808 in La Pocatière, Lower 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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Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Jean-François PELLETIER
Marriage date: 25 November 1754
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Jean-François PELLETIER was the child of Charles PELLETIER and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 9 April 1758
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE and Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 17 March 1762, La Pocatière, Canada
Died: 6 January 1846, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Marie-Ursule LEBLANC 20 August 1787 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 27 June 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1830, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique PELLETIER 18 October 1790 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
13 September 1736
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Jean-François PELLETIER 25 November 1754, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 18 years old.

1758 Marriage / Partner
Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE 9 April 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 17 March 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Judith was 25 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 27 June 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Judith was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE married 20 August 1787, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Ursule LEBLANC

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE married 18 October 1790, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique PELLETIER

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

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

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