Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX

Born

8 September 1716 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1804 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN

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Born: 8 September 1716 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LEMELIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROBERGE dit LACROIX , Marie LEFRANCOIS

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMELIN , Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

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Joseph married Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE 7 January 1742 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE was born 22 November 1723 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Elisabeth died 24 July 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Augustin COUTURE and Elisabeth TURGEON.

Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX died 28 March 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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 COUTURE
Marriage date: 7 January 1742
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE was the child of Augustin COUTURE and Elisabeth TURGEON

Children of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

Elisabeth ROBERGE

Born: 30 October 1742, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1817, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON 7 April 1766 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Geneviève ROBERGE

Born: 8 January 1744, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1825, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Andronique ROY 27 November 1764 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Veronique ROBERGE dite LACROIX

Born: 26 August 1745, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1814, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean DEMERS 1 May 1764 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph-Marie ROBERGE

Born: 6 April 1749, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1823, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique CORRIVEAU 12 July 1773 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean ROBERGE

Born: 25 October 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1825, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Louise LEVASSEUR 30 July 1777 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Josephte ROBERGE

Born: 7 December 1756, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1811, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BEGIN 28 September 1795 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1716
8 September 1716
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE 7 January 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ROBERGE was born 30 October 1742, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Geneviève ROBERGE was born 8 January 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Veronique ROBERGE dite LACROIX was born 26 August 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ROBERGE was born 6 April 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean ROBERGE was born 25 October 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 36 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Josephte ROBERGE was born 7 December 1756, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph was 40 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Veronique ROBERGE dite LACROIX married 1 May 1764, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Jean DEMERS

1764 Marriage of Child
Geneviève ROBERGE married 27 November 1764 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Francois-Andronique ROY

1766 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth ROBERGE married 7 April 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie ROBERGE married 12 July 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique CORRIVEAU

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean ROBERGE married 30 July 1777, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Louise LEVASSEUR

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROBERGE married 28 September 1795, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Michel BEGIN

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