Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS

(b. 5 October 1729 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1805 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS was born 5 October 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS was the child of Joseph MOUSSEAU and Madeleine DAVID and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Jacques DAVID and Catherine LUSSIER

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Jacques married Therese DESMARAIS 20 August 1764 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese DESMARAIS was born 16 April 1725 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Therese died 2 April 1768 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Therese was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL.

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS died 18 August 1805 in L'Assomption, 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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Therese DESMARAIS-- Date: 20 August 1764 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese DESMARAIS was the child of François DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL

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1729 Birth
5 October 1729
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS and Therese DESMARAIS 20 August 1764 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 34 years old.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese DESMARAIS died 2 April 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.