Marie-Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born

8 December 1752 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

4 December 1774 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON

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Born: 8 December 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE , Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François CASAUBON , Marguerite BRISSET

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Marie-Genevieve married Pierre DÉSORCY 8 February 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre DÉSORCY was born 23 December 1749 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre died 30 December 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE.

Marie-Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 4 December 1774 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Pierre DÉSORCY
Marriage date: 8 February 1773
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DÉSORCY was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

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Birth — 1752
8 December 1752
Berthierville, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Pierre DÉSORCY 8 February 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 years old.