Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS

(b. abt. 1674 , Rouen, France d. 29 May 1740 , Repentigny, Canada, New France )

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Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born abt. 1674 in Rouen, France

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS was the child of ? and ?

Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1694.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gabriel married Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) 22 February 1694 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) was born 12 October 1673 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Geneviève died 16 August 1727 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER.

Gabriel married (2) Marie-Louise COUVRET 09 February 1728 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise COUVRET was born 8 February 1702 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise died 8 April 1766 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Louise was the child of Victor COUVRET and Marie-Thérèse CHERLOT.

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS died 29 May 1740 in Repentigny, 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)

Family and Children of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS

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Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS married

Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON)-- Date: 22 February 1694 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) was the child of Pierre GENDREAU (GENDRON) dit LAPOUSSIERE and Jeanne GARNIER

Gabriel Loyer dit Desnoyers and Genevieve Gendro

"Genevieve, born on 12 October (posthumously) and baptized at Quebec on 24 October 1673 died at Repentigny on 15 August 1727. Married at L'Ange-Gardien on 22 February 1694 (contract Jacob, the day before), to Gabriel Loyer dit Desnoyers, originally from Saint-Martin de Rouen, in Normandy (Seine-Maritime) (six sons and eight daughters). This family settled at Repentigny in the beginning of the 1700's. Gabriel was remarried at Montreal, on 9 February 1728 (contract Jean-Batptiste Adhemar, on the 6th), to Marie-Louise Couvret, widow of Clement Grolier."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 142

groom's name: Gabriel Loyer Or Desnoyers
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bride's name: Genevieve Gendro
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marriage date: 22 Feb 1694
marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
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groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Unknown
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: M01809-6
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018044
reference number: P- M-3

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Gabriel Loyer Or Desnoyers and Genevieve Gendro, 22 Feb 1694; citing reference P- M-3, FHL microfilm 1018044.

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Children of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON):

Louis LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.1 November 1694 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. , )

Helene LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.abt. 1696, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1751, Repentigny, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre LABOISSONNIERE 28 December 1715 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Geneviève LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.29 November 1697 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1754, Repentigny, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre CARIGNAN 23 June 1736 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.13 August 1699, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 18 October 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France )
m. Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES 25 November 1722 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.13 March 1703 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.5 February 1705 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1760, Repentigny, Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise COUVRET 16 August 1734 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.30 January 1707, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN 16 January 1730 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Anne LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.4 December 1708 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1775, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MAHEU 3 October 1729 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Rose LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.25 January 1712, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1789, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LERICHE 5 November 1742 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Angélique LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.25 January 1713 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1713 , Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Guillaume LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.15 June 1714 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1717 , Repentigny, Canada, New France )

Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.23 July 1716, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1781, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine LACAGE dit ST-JEAN 9 May 1741 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.19 July 1718, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1797, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule BROUSSEAU (BROSSEAU) 29 January 1753 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS married

Marie-Louise COUVRET-- Date: 09 February 1728 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise COUVRET was the child of Victor COUVRET and Marie-Thérèse CHERLOT

Children of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Louise COUVRET:

Jean-Marie LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.13 December 1728, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Francois LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.6 July 1731, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte LOYER dite DESNOYERS (b.28 April 1733, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1814, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEDOUX 6 November 1752 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. François-Gaspard GUERNET dit BEAUSÉJOUR 20 September 1761 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS (b.7 July 1738, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1800, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine BELEC 22 February 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Marie-Catherine BERARD dite LÉPINE 4 February 1788 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1694 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) 22 February 1694, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS - 1694 marriage

1694 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1694 Birth of Child
Louis LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 1 November 1694 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1697 Birth of Child
Geneviève LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 29 November 1697 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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

1699 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 13 August 1699, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1703 Birth of Child
Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 13 March 1703 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1705 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 5 February 1705 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1707 Birth of Child
Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 30 January 1707, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 4 December 1708 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 25 January 1712, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1713 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 25 January 1713 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1714 Birth of Child
Guillaume LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 15 June 1714 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1715 Marriage of Child
Helene LOYER dite DESNOYERS married 28 December 1715, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre LABOISSONNIERE

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 23 July 1716, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1717 Death of Child
Guillaume LOYER dit DESNOYERS died 26 June 1717 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1718 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 19 July 1718, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS married 25 November 1722, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES

1727 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON) died 16 August 1727, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1728 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Louise COUVRET 09 February 1728 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 13 December 1728, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1729 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LOYER dite DESNOYERS married 3 October 1729, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Baptiste MAHEU

1730 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS married 16 January 1730 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN

1731 Birth of Child
Francois LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 6 July 1731, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 28 April 1733, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1734 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOYER dit DESNOYERS married 16 August 1734, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise COUVRET

1736 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LOYER dite DESNOYERS married 23 June 1736, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre CARIGNAN

1738 Birth of Child
Pierre LOYER dit DESNOYERS was born 7 July 1738, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1740 Death
29 May 1740
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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