Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS

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16 March 1744 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

8 April 1825 , Québec Province, Canada

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Pierre DESROSIERS Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN

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Born: 16 March 1744 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESROSIERS

Mother: Louise-Thérèse DUREAU (DURAUX) dite POITEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESROSIERS , Marguerite-Marie AUBUCHON

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN , Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS

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Antoine married Louise DESHAIES 3 November 1767 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise DESHAIES was born 30 March 1740 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Louise died 1 April 1822 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU.

Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS died 8 April 1825 in Québec Province, 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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Spouse & Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS married

Louise DESHAIES
Marriage date: 3 November 1767
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS and Louise DESHAIES

Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS

Born: 28 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 April 1848, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

Born: 18 September 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1844, Nicolet, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Born: 26 January 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 April 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Born: 1 June 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESROSIERS

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 October 1806, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1744
16 March 1744
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS and Louise DESHAIES 3 November 1767 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Antoine DESROSIERS dit DARGIS was born 28 March 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS was born 18 September 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 26 January 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine was 29 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 1 June 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS died 23 April 1784, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1806 Death of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS died 1 October 1806, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Antoine was 62 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

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise DESHAIES died 1 April 1822, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
8 April 1825
Québec Province, Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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