Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Born

8 January 1764 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 May 1852 , Kamouraska, Canada East

Jean-Marie married Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT 8 February 1796 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT was born 12 December 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Euphrosine died 26 March 1856 in Kamouraska, Canada East . Marie-Euphrosine was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN .

Parents & Family of Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Parents of Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Father

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

Mother

Catherine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Grandparents of Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Paternal grandparents

Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES Françoise SOUCY dite LAVIGNE

Maternal grandparents

André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES married

Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT
Marriage date: 8 February 1796
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT was the child of Pierre THÉRIAULT and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN

Children of Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT

Marie-Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Born: 21 October 1796, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1872, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Olivier MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Born: abt. 1800, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Born: 12 February 1803, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Born: 20 July 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Priscille MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 August 1898,

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1764
8 January 1764
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Marie-Euphrosine THÉRIAULT 8 February 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 32 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 21 October 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Marie was 32 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 12 February 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Marie was 39 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHENES was born 20 July 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Marie was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England