Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS

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12 March 1802 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Died

24 June 1834 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS Marie-Thérèse LIZOTTE

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Born: 12 March 1802 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Thérèse LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS , Josephte PARADIS

Maternal grandparents: François LIZOTTE , Madeleine-Anne-Josephe ROULEAU

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Marie married Denis LAVALLÉE 7 January 1823 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Denis LAVALLÉE was born 25 July 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Denis died 19 November 1858 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Denis was the child of Pierre LAVALLÉE and Marie-Ursule MANDEVILLE.

Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS died 24 June 1834 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS married

Denis LAVALLÉE
Marriage date: 7 January 1823
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Denis LAVALLÉE was the child of Pierre LAVALLÉE and Marie-Ursule MANDEVILLE

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Children of Denis LAVALLÉE and Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS

Theotiste LAVALLEE

Born: abt. 1824, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 April 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Marie LAVALLEE

Born: 15 February 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 6 April 1846, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS 23 September 1845 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite LAVALLEE

Born: 30 October 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1802
12 March 1802
Yamaska, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage / Partner
Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS and Denis LAVALLÉE 7 January 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Marie LAVALLEE was born 15 February 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie was 22 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAVALLEE was born 30 October 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie was 24 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England