Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE

(b. 31 March 1734 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1798 , Grondines, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE was born 31 March 1734 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE was the child of Michel RAUX (RAOUL) and Marie-Renee BILLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERS (maternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE)

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

Marie-Etiennette married Michel DESY 31 March 1761 in Champlain, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel DESY was born 26 January 1736 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Michel died 29 January 1815 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Michel was the child of Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Genevieve DESROSIERS.

Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE died 12 November 1798 in Grondines, Lower Canada .

m. Desy Michel

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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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Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE married

Michel DESY-- Date: 31 March 1761 Place: Champlain, Canada

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Michel DESY was the child of Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Genevieve DESROSIERS

Children of Michel DESY and Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE:

Joseph DESY (b.22 January 1767, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1841, Grondines, Canada East )
m. Archange HAMELIN 9 October 1798 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Marguerite DESY (b.9 May 1773, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 November 1858, Grondines, Canada East )
m. Louis-Joseph ST-ARNAUD dit BERTRAND 5 October 1801 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1734 Birth
31 March 1734
Champlain, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE and Michel DESY 31 March 1761, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 27 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph DESY was born 22 January 1767, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Etiennette was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESY was born 9 May 1773, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Etiennette was 39 years old.

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.