Madeleine
DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
20 May 1754
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
19 January 1823
,
Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1754 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Prisque FERLAND 12 February 1770 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Prisque FERLAND was born 15 February 1744 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Prisque died 19 September 1822 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Prisque was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Angelique PAQUET.
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 19 January 1823 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
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Prisque FERLAND-- Date: 12 February 1770 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Prisque FERLAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Angelique PAQUET
Children of Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:
Marie-Amable FERLAND (b.18 February 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE 16 August 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Leon FERLAND (b.19 February 1796, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 4 February 1864, Lanoraie, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 10 November 1817 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Prisque FERLAND-- Date: 12 February 1770 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada Prisque FERLAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste FERLAND and Angelique PAQUET
Children of Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:
Marie-Amable FERLAND (b.18 February 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE 16 August 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Leon FERLAND (b.19 February 1796, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 4 February 1864, Lanoraie, Canada East )m. Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 10 November 1817 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
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1754 Birth 20 May 1754
Berthierville, Canada, New France
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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerMadeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Prisque FERLAND 12 February 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 15 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Birth of ChildMarie-Amable FERLAND was born 18 February 1789, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Madeleine was 34 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1796 Birth of ChildLeon FERLAND was born 19 February 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Madeleine was 41 years old.
1813 Marriage of ChildMarie-Amable FERLAND married 16 August 1813, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE
1817 Marriage of ChildLeon FERLAND married 10 November 1817, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE
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
1822 Death of Spouse/PartnerPrisque FERLAND died 19 September 1822, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1823 Death 19 January 1823
Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 68.
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