Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Born

1 November 1704 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1789 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

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Born: 1 November 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

Paternal grandparents: François DEGUIRE dit LAROSE , Marie-Rose COLIN (COLLIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) , Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Joseph never married Marguerite CHEVALIER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHEVALIER was born 18 April 1710 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 13 July 1788 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE.

Joseph married (2) Angélique PEPIN 16 March 1731 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Angélique PEPIN was born 5 June 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique died 2 November 1794 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Angélique was the child of Robert PEPIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER.

Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS died 12 February 1789 in Yamaska, 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 Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

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Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS never married

Marguerite CHEVALIER
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Marguerite CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

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NOTE: They never married. They had a child out of wedlock.

Children of Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Marguerite CHEVALIER

Marie-Rose CHEVALIER (DEGUIRE)

Born: 19 October 1731, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 27 October 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace OSSANT (AUSSAN) 3 May 1756 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS married

Angélique PEPIN
Marriage date: 16 March 1731
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Angélique PEPIN was the child of Robert PEPIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

Children of Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Angélique PEPIN

Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Born: 7 December 1731, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise CARRY 15 February 1755 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Born: 18 May 1733, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 9 July 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Lucas SCHMID 30 April 1753 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Born: 12 May 1736, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1814, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte LUSSIER 25 January 1768 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Henri-Louis DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Born: 15 July 1737, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1812, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE 1768 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine DEGUIRE

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 June 1825, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Dorothee LAVALLEE 24 July 1775 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Born: 28 February 1744, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1809, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LEVERRIER 30 August 1767 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Born: 10 August 1746, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre HEBERT dit LENOIR 14 February 1763 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Born: 29 September 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1809, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine HUS COURNOYER 11 January 1773 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1704
1 November 1704
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Angélique PEPIN 16 March 1731, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose CHEVALIER (DEGUIRE) was born 19 October 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was born 7 December 1731, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS was born 18 May 1733, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was born 12 May 1736, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Henri-Louis DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was born 15 July 1737, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS was born 28 February 1744, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS was born 10 August 1746, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married 30 April 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean Lucas SCHMID

1754 Birth of Child
Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS was born 29 September 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1755 Marriage of Child
Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS married 15 February 1755, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Louise CARRY

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose CHEVALIER (DEGUIRE) married 3 May 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Ignace OSSANT (AUSSAN)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married 14 February 1763 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre HEBERT dit LENOIR

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married 30 August 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre LEVERRIER

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS married 25 January 1768, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charlotte LUSSIER

1773 Marriage of Child
Genevieve DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married 11 January 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine HUS COURNOYER

1775 Marriage of Child
Antoine DEGUIRE married 24 July 1775 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Dorothee LAVALLEE

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 Death of Child
Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS died 9 July 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 82 years old.

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite CHEVALIER died 13 July 1788, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Death — 1789
12 February 1789
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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