Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS

Born

28 September 1662 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1729 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS Madeleine BOUCHER

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Born: 28 September 1662 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS

Mother: Madeleine BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Marin BOUCHER , Perrine MALLET

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Louis married Marie-Madeleine LEMAY abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine LEMAY was born abt. 1663 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU).

Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS died 19 April 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France.
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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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Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS married

Marie-Madeleine LEMAY
Marriage date: abt. 1690
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Madeleine LEMAY was the child of Michel LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Marie-Michelle DUTOST (DUTAUT) (DUTEAU)

Children of Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

Marie-Elisabeth HOUDE

Born: abt. 1689, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis AUGER 29 July 1724 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel HOUDE

Born: abt. 1690, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 February 1731, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise LAROCHE 28 November 1717 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph HOUDE

Born: abt. 1690, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 November 1755, Deschaillons, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephe LEBOEUF 24 August 1721 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

Born: abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 March 1768, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse RICHER 7 January 1722 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Noel HOUDE

Born: abt. 1696, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1741, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Married: Charlotte LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT 19 January 1722 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS

Born: abt. 1700, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angélique HAMEL 8 January 1719 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite HOUDE

Born: abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT 21 May 1725 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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'Louis, born in 1662 and married to Marie Lemay. This family was from Saint-Croix.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 122

1662 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Louys Houde
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 30 Sep 1662
baptism/ christening place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date: 28 Sep 1662
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Louys Houde
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marie Magdelaine Boucher
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 10

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Ile d'Orleans
Louis houde - 49 habittant

Marie Magdelaine Boucher - 24 sa femme

Jean houde - 7 fils

Louis houde - 2 fils

gervais houde - 14 mois fils

Et florant, le febvre - 24 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage of Child
Michel HOUDE married 28 November 1717, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Françoise LAROCHE

1719 Marriage of Child
Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS married 8 January 1719 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Angélique HAMEL

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

1721 Marriage of Child
Joseph HOUDE married 24 August 1721, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Josephe LEBOEUF

1722 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HOUDE married 7 January 1722, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Thérèse RICHER

1722 Marriage of Child
Noel HOUDE married 19 January 1722, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Charlotte LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

1724 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth HOUDE married 29 July 1724 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Louis AUGER

1725 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HOUDE married 21 May 1725, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to François LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT