Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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28 February 1744 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS Angélique PEPIN

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Born: 28 February 1744 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

Mother: Angélique PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS , Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

Maternal grandparents: Robert PEPIN , Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

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Marie-Elisabeth married Pierre LEVERRIER 30 August 1767 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LEVERRIER was born abt. 1738 in France. Pierre died 13 January 1813 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).

Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS died 17 November 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married

Pierre LEVERRIER
Marriage date: 30 August 1767
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre LEVERRIER and Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Pierre VERRIER

Born: 30 March 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1851, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Genevieve CARDIN 16 November 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève LEVERRIER

Born: 14 July 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1843, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 22 October 1792 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel VERRIER

Born: 1 June 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 March 1852, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DEQUOY dite PICARD 3 August 1795 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
28 February 1744
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS and Pierre LEVERRIER 30 August 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre VERRIER was born 30 March 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Elisabeth was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEVERRIER was born 14 July 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Elisabeth was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Michel VERRIER was born 1 June 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Elisabeth was 30 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)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LEVERRIER married 22 October 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Michel VERRIER married 3 August 1795, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DEQUOY dite PICARD

1795 Marriage of Child
Pierre VERRIER married 16 November 1795, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Genevieve CARDIN

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