Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born

27 November 1735 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

4 March 1796 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Françoise SOUCY dite LAVIGNE

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Born: 27 November 1735 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother: Françoise SOUCY dite LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Marie-Madeleine DUBE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SOUCY , Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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Joseph married Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 31 January 1763 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 13 July 1742 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Catherine died 22 November 1818 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine was the child of André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Geneviève ROUSSEAU.

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 4 March 1796 in Kamouraska, 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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Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ
Marriage date: 31 January 1763
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Children of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Born: 8 January 1764, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1852, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT 8 February 1796 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Genevieve MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Born: 1 October 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT 7 January 1794 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 2 October 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 June 1850, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE 28 January 1799 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Charles-Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Born: 14 December 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 December 1823, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marthe PELLETIER 8 February 1796 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
27 November 1735
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 31 January 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 27 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES was born 8 January 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Genevieve MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 1 October 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 2 October 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Charles-Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 14 December 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 36 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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Genevieve MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 7 January 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre GUÉRET dit DUMONT