Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

(b. abt. 1739 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1739 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Jean-François CASAUBON and Marguerite BRISSET

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Pierre married Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX 11 February 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was born 6 December 1752 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine-Marie-Anne died 18 July 1821 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine-Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE).

Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 22 July 1809 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX-- Date: 11 February 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine-Marie-Anne GENEREUX 11 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.