Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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16 March 1668 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1717 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU

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Born: 16 March 1668 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Mother: Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas PELLETIER , Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)

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Geneviève married Jacques DESGAGNES 14 May 1690 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jacques DESGAGNES was born abt. 1669 in France. Jacques died 17 September 1714 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA died 17 December 1717 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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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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Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married

Jacques DESGAGNES
Marriage date: 14 May 1690
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Jacques DESGAGNES and Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Jacques DESGAGNES

Born: 1 January 1691, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite JOUSSET 30 October 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Louise DESGAGNES

Born: abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 January 1749, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Eustache GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP 29 April 1715 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Louis ALLAIRE 27 July 1737 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre-Joseph DESGAGNES

Born: 22 September 1696, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES

Born: 22 October 1699, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine ROYER 18 October 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Anne-Francoise DESGAGNES

Born: 15 March 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France

Genevieve DESGAGNES

Born: 7 March 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 20 November 1780, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph ALARIE 22 October 1724 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Benjamin DESGAGNES

Born: 13 October 1706, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claire GAGNE dite BELAVANCE 5 May 1743 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1668
16 March 1668
Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

1681 Lanoraie, Quebec
Francois Pelletier, habitant, 48 years
Marguerite Maurisseau, 37 years
Francois Pelletier, 16 years
Joseph Pelletier, 14 years
Marguerite Pelletier, 13 years
Genevieve Pelletier, 11 years
Catherine Pelletier, 9 years
Michel Pelletier, 7 years
Pierre Pelletier, 6 years
Louise Pelletier, 3 years
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1690 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and Jacques DESGAGNES 14 May 1690, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Jacques DESGAGNES was born 1 January 1691, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESGAGNES was born 22 September 1696, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES was born 22 October 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Anne-Francoise DESGAGNES was born 15 March 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Genevieve DESGAGNES was born 7 March 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Benjamin DESGAGNES was born 13 October 1706, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1712 Marriage of Child
Jacques DESGAGNES married 30 October 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite JOUSSET