Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

(b. 7 October 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1788 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was born 7 October 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE was the child of Jean DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marguerite VERDON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VERDON and Marguerite RICHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Anne CARDINAL 1 July 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne CARDINAL was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 4 December 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU.

Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE died 6 December 1788 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE

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Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE married

Marie-Anne CARDINAL-- Date: 1 July 1748 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne CARDINAL was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

Children of Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne CARDINAL:

Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE (b.3 May 1749, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1809, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. François CLAUSIER dit LAPENSEE 22 January 1776 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Josephte-Amable DESFORGES (b.15 October 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAGUE (LANOUE) 8 January 1770 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE (b.7 May 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1828, Rigaud, Lower Canada )
m. Charles DECOSTE 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
m. Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME 31 January 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre DESFORGES (b.7 May 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte FEX (FELX) 23 November 1778 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Louis DESFORGES (b.3 October 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1843, Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East )
m. Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 5 February 1821

Marie-Catherine DESFORGES (b.21 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1834, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marc (John Mark) MICHEL (MITCHELL) 1798 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1710 Birth
7 October 1710
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESFORGES dit ST-MAURICE and Marie-Anne CARDINAL 1 July 1748, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 37 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 3 May 1749, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Josephte-Amable DESFORGES was born 15 October 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE was born 7 May 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre DESFORGES was born 7 May 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louis DESFORGES was born 3 October 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 48 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Amable DESFORGES married 8 January 1770, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Jean-Baptiste LAGUE (LANOUE)

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESFORGES was born 21 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 60 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE married 22 January 1776, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to François CLAUSIER dit LAPENSEE

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre DESFORGES married 23 November 1778, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Josephte FEX (FELX)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESFORGES dite ST-MAURICE married 31 January 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Pierre LEMAY dit DELORME