Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 24 December 1765 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 December 1827 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 24 December 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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

Pelagie married François OLIVIER 17 February 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François OLIVIER was born 10 August 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). François died 9 May 1844 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). François was the child of Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE and Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD).

Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 19 December 1827 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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Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

François OLIVIER-- Date: 17 February 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
François OLIVIER was the child of Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE and Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

Children of François OLIVIER and Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Marguerite OLIVIER (b.abt. 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Francois-Martin PAYETTE 22 February 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Hilaire OLIVIER (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 January 1865, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marie DAUPHINAIS dite GENTON 18 January 1825 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1765 Birth
24 December 1765
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and François OLIVIER 17 February 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 17 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage of Child
Marguerite OLIVIER married 22 February 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Francois-Martin PAYETTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Hilaire OLIVIER married 18 January 1825, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie DAUPHINAIS dite GENTON

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)