Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES

(b. 5 January 1706 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1786 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES was born 5 January 1706 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES was the child of Charles TINON dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne BONNEDEAU dite CHATELLERAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Emard TINON dit DESROCHES and Aimee ROUX (maternal) Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Claude-Marie LAVAL

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Jean-Francois married Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 4 November 1732 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 23 January 1787 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE.

Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES died 27 December 1786 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES married

Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 4 November 1732 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Jean DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE

Children of Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS):

Jean TINON dit DESROCHES (b.25 July 1734, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1806, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Agathe COTIN dite DUGAL 26 February 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES (b.8 June 1736, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles RACETTE 26 February 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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1706 Birth
5 January 1706
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS) 4 November 1732 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean TINON dit DESROCHES was born 25 July 1734, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES was born 8 June 1736, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 30 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Jean TINON dit DESROCHES married 26 February 1753 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe COTIN dite DUGAL

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES married 26 February 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Charles RACETTE

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.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES died 12 October 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 64 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.