Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

(b. 20 June 1726 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1793 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 20 June 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was the child of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) (maternal) Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE

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

Michel-Ignace married Josephte TOUTANT 15 January 1753 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte TOUTANT was born 9 July 1729 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Josephte died 10 March 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Josephte was the child of Joseph TOUTANT and Françoise RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE.

Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR died 27 April 1793 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .

m. Toutant Josephte

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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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Family and Children of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR

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Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR married

Josephte TOUTANT-- Date: 15 January 1753 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Josephte TOUTANT was the child of Joseph TOUTANT and Françoise RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE

Children of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Josephte TOUTANT:

Michel-Alexis DESY (DISY) (b.21 September 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1840, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve RHEAULT 22 January 1788 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph DIZY (DESY) (b.7 October 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1839, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Judith RHEAULT 16 July 1798 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Geneviève DIZY (DESY) (b.24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 10 June 1782 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1726 Birth
20 June 1726
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Josephte TOUTANT 15 January 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Michel-Alexis DESY (DISY) was born 21 September 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Ignace was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph DIZY (DESY) was born 7 October 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Ignace was 30 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Geneviève DIZY (DESY) was born 24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Michel-Ignace was 38 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DIZY (DESY) married 10 June 1782, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Pierre GERVAIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte TOUTANT died 10 March 1784, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1788 Marriage of Child
Michel-Alexis DESY (DISY) married 22 January 1788, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Genevieve RHEAULT

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

1793 Death
27 April 1793
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 66.

Added: 2/6/2018 9:11:06 AM - Updated: 8/9/2021 11:41:28 AM