Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Born

11 November 1710 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1770 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES Geneviève CARON

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Born: 11 November 1710 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES

Mother: Geneviève CARON

Paternal grandparents: François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE , Marie LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CARON , Marie-Michelle BERNIER

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Claire married Paul BOULET (BOULAY) 26 November 1731 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Paul BOULET (BOULAY) was born 12 November 1708 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Paul died 18 February 1776 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Paul was the child of Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FOURNIER.

Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES died 16 December 1770 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Boulay Paul

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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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Spouse & Children of Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES married

Paul BOULET (BOULAY)
Marriage date: 26 November 1731
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Paul BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FOURNIER

Children of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Paul BOULET

Born: 5 September 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1803, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève RUEL 15 February 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Robert BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 9 April 1739, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1795, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte RENAUD 11 February 1765 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 28 January 1741, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Amand GAUMOND 18 January 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 13 January 1746, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1831, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER 15 February 1773 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 13 May 1752, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1838, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Lazare GAMACHE 25 November 1776 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1710
11 November 1710
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES and Paul BOULET (BOULAY) 26 November 1731 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 21 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Paul BOULET was born 5 September 1737, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claire was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Robert BOULET (BOULAY) was born 9 April 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claire was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY) was born 28 January 1741, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claire was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) was born 13 January 1746, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claire was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) was born 13 May 1752, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Claire was 41 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY) married 18 January 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Amand GAUMOND

1762 Marriage of Child
Paul BOULET married 15 February 1762 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Geneviève RUEL

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Robert BOULET (BOULAY) married 11 February 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Josephte RENAUD